why does expiered aspirin smell like vinegar?
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It's an acid catalysed hydrolysis. The oxygen attached to the 2-carbon is protonated, then acetic acid is displaced from the ring by water, which is deprotonated to give salicylic acid. The vinegar smell is acetic acid. Note that the reaction cannot occur without water.
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There are a few side effects of Aspirin.\n\nUpset stomach.....and light headiness..\n\nI have attached the following link:\n\nhttp://www.juiceguy.com/ASPIRIN-side-effects-include-DEATH.shtml\n\nRegards.... Billy
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For products such as vinegar and other non-alcoholics, manufacturers are require by law to show the mininum ingredients. If they go over they are exceeding the requirements. In other words they are playing CYA.
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Many supplements cause that to occur, don't worry about it.   I think it's the food coloring in it.  I bet it has a strange smell to it also.
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A friend of mine had acid reflux, and she said that she took vinegar pills, and it went away.   Hope you feel better soon. Good Luck
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because the main ingredient in aspirin is acid. ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID
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Salicylic acid is found in willow bark.  Fredric Hoffman (1898) found a way to add an acetyl group to it so it did not have the unpleasant side effect of stomach cramps.  It was first patented by Bayer later that year as "acetylsalicylic acid".
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amoxicillin is similar to pennicillin, just a cousin so to speak. and yea yu may 'smell' differently, as it is the bodies way to rid of the excess.  this is normal,.  sometimes it may also cause loose stools, diareahea.
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It smells sort of like a skunk. Its a unique smell but skunk odor is probably the closest.
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Food you eat can also cause I change in smell. Asparagus and Brocolli are notorious. Excessive red meats can do it too.
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No - vinegar is just a very mild acid - much milder than your own stomach acid.  \n\nPeople have been consuming vinegar for thousands of years in pickles, cooking and salad dressings.
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From the fishy smell? lol
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Kind of depends on the Aspirin tablet. If it is coated or bufferend, it will have less. But generally, the percentage that is acetylsalicylic acid is quite high. Other ingredients may include corn starch and cellulose.\n\nSorry. I don't have the actual percentage. However, if you have an accurate (and precise) scale, weigh a 325mg pill and calculate the percentage.
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hummmm.... smell like fish???
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Probably you are having a reaction to some chemical or preservative used in making it.
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Acetic acid (HC2H3O2, or CH3COOH). Vinegar.
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Its an acid base reaction. The baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) is a base and neutralizes the acid in the vinegar (acetic acid) and releases carbon dioxide in the process.\nHere is the reaction :\nNaHCO3 + CH3COOH ———> NaCH3COO- + H2O + CO2