aspirin compound how many atoms are there in it?

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1. amomipais82
   

   Hi,
   Aspirin is the common name of the chemical
   chemists know as salicylic acid. If it is
   dissolved in water the solution will be acidic
   (just like vinegar and lemon juice are acidic).
   Aspirin is a weak acid, though, so unless a
   lot of aspirin is dissolved it will not be
   nearly as strong an acid as those.
   
   C9H8O4 is a formula which tells how many atoms
   are in each molecule of salicylic acid.
   So there are 9 C (carbon) atoms, 8 H (hydrogen)
   atoms, and 4 O (oxygen) atoms.
   
   I hope this helps.

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