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Aspirin

Chemicals properties
Aspirin or acetylsalicylic acid (C9H8O4 or CH3COOC6H4COOH) along with
other drug is found to be organic crystalline medicinals, and become amorphous after
mixing with adsorbent 1(substance which have a large surface area for adsorbing gases
or liquids) at room temperature. Its functional groups are carboxylic acid, aromatic,
and ester. It is also weakly acidic substance. This chemical is reported to block a
certain natural substance of pain and swelling in the body2.

Physical properties
Aspirin or acetylsalicylic acid a small gap between melting point and boiling
point which is 134 oC and 140 oC respectively. However, it is solid at room
temperature. It would appear to be white or colorless crystal-line powder. It is also
odorless, but would produce pungent odor like acetic acid when react with moist. It is
also soluble in water and ethanol3.

1 (Yoshinobu Nakai, 1978)

2 (ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID, n.d.)

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Purpose and used

Aspirin is used in medical process. Commonly, it is used to cure the ache on muscle,
joints, and head. It is also very useful to reduce fever, inflammatory, and swelling
condition such as arthristis. Furthermore. In the first level of stroke and heart disease,
doctors may give patients a low dose of aspirin to prevent blood clotting or even after
having surgery on clogged arteries4.

Bibliography
1. Yoshinobu Nakai, S.-I. N. (1978). Effect of Grinding on Physicals and
Chemical Properties of Crystalline Medicine with Microcrystalline Cellulose.
III. Infared Spectra of Medicine in Ground Mixture. Ibaraki: Chiba
University.

2. ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID. (n.d.). Retrieved from

http://www.chemicalland21.com/lifescience/phar/ACETYLSALICYLIC
%20ACID.htm.
3. ChemSpider. (20015). Aspirin. Retrieved from
http://www.chemspider.com/Chemical-Structure.2157.html.
4. Aspirin Tablet. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-1082-3/aspirin-tablet/details.

3 (ChemSpider, 20015)

4 (Aspirin Tablet, n.d.)