Salicylic acid and ethanamide were made to react in basic medium to produce aspirin and substance X. A chemist is doing a research regarding the synthesis and have seen in scientific references that the process would produce an expected amount of 8.6 grams of aspirin at 74.2% efficiency given the right condition and amount of starting material: Density Ethanamide: 1.16g/mL A) What is the probable identity of Substance X? B) How much (grams) of substance X is produced? C) How many grams of Salicylic acid was used?

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 Salicylic acid and ethanamide were made to react in basic medium to produce aspirin and substance X. A chemist is doing a research regarding the synthesis and have seen in scientific references that the process would produce an expected amount of 8.6 grams of aspirin at 74.2% efficiency given the right condition and amount of starting material: Density Ethanamide: 1.16g/mL

A) What is the probable identity of Substance X?
B) How much (grams) of substance X is produced?
C) How many grams of Salicylic acid was used?

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