Please help to answer Organic Chemistry Laboratory question... What impurity is

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Please help to answer Organic Chemistry Laboratory question... What impurity is most likely to be present in the sample of aspirin you prepared? What effect would this impurity have if the product were intended for human consumption? Please help to answer Organic Chemistry Laboratory question... What impurity is most likely to be present in the sample of aspirin you prepared? What effect would this impurity have if the product were intended for human consumption? Please help to answer Organic Chemistry Laboratory question...

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The impurity most likely present would be salicylyic acid and if consumed would cause damage to the stomach and digestive system due to high acidity. It can be mild gastro-intestinal acidity to severe nausea, vomiting, heart burn, fainting and possibly more complications that can lead to cardiac arrest.

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