Suggest an Explanation for Why Aspirin Has a Sour Taste

question 53

Multiple Choice

Suggest an explanation for why aspirin has a sour taste.

• A)It is the acidic nature of aspirin that gives rise to its sour taste.
• B)The sour flavor is added to help prevent overdosing.
• C)Aspirin is made sour as a mandated child safety feature.
• D)It is the basic nature of aspirin that gives rise to its sour taste.

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Definitions:

Nonaromatic

Organic compounds that do not fulfill the criteria for aromaticity, lacking the special stability observed in aromatic systems.

Fused-ring Heterocycle

A cyclic compound where two or more rings share two or more common atoms, with at least one of the rings containing atoms other than carbon.

Purine

A heterocyclic aromatic organic compound, forming the basis of two of the four nucleotides that constitute DNA and RNA (adenine and guanine).

Pyrimidine

A heterocyclic aromatic organic compound, similar to benzene and pyridine, containing nitrogen atoms at positions 1 and 3 in the ring.