1. Acetylsalicylic acid is also known as aspirin- C9H8O4 – see figure. a. Is acetylsalicylic acid a STRONG or WEAK acid? Circle the acidic proton. b. What is the pH of a 0.20 M solution of acetylsalicylic acid, given that the K, at 25 °C is 3.0 x 10-4? Justify any assumptions you make. c. % ionization is defined as the ratio of the ionized acid concentration to the initial acid concentration x 100%. Determine the % ionization for the solution of acetylsalicylic acid in b. above
