Aspirin, [tex]\mathrm{C9H} 8 \mathrm{O} 4, \mathrm{M}=180.0 \mathrm{~g}[/tex] mol-1, can be made by a reaction between 2 -hydroxybenzoic acid, [tex]\mathrm{C} 7 \mathrm{H} 6 \mathrm{O} 3, \mathrm{M}=138.0 \mathrm{~g}[/tex] mol-1, and ethanoic anhydride, [tex]\mathrm{C} 4 \mathrm{H}_6 \mathrm{O}_3, \mathrm{M}=102.0 \mathrm{~g}[/tex] mol-1. The balanced equation for the reaction is shown. [tex]\mathrm{C} 7 \mathrm{H} 6 \mathrm{O} 3+\mathrm{C} 4 \mathrm{H} 6 \mathrm{O}_3 \rightarrow \mathrm{C} 9 \mathrm{H} 8 \mathrm{O} 4+\mathrm{C} 2 \mathrm{H} 4 \mathrm{O} 2[/tex] If a reaction mixture consists of [tex]10.0 \mathrm{~g}[/tex] of each of the two reactants, what is the maximum mass of aspirin that can be produced?
