Calculating the amount of aspirin in an aspirin tablet

This worksheet is aimed at high ability GCSE or advanced level chemistry/applied science students. The resource consists of two pages, the first of which is designed to be used as a brief starter activity to recap the basic principles of a titration. The second page provides some exemplar calculation exercises for students to practice until they grasp the theory behind this experiment - how the results of a titration can be used to estimate the amount of aspirin present in a tablet and comparison with manufacturer estimates. The resource is useful at the start of this investigation in order to set the scene for the investigation.

Key words: titration, phenolpthalein, sodium hydroxide, acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin