What is the chemical equation for titrating ASA and sodium hydroxide?

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Titration chemical equation

Ok so the equation is for a titration of sodium hydroxide and ASA(asprin) I believe the chemical formula of asprin to be C9H8O4 and sodium hydroxide is
NaOH. so the formula goes C9H8O4 + NaOH --> ?
If someone knows the rest of the formula it would be a great he
 
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ASA (acetylsalicylic acid) is an aromatic carboxylic acid. The carboxylic acid is titrated with NaOH in your example. Remove a proton from the formula (C9H8O4) and replace it with a sodium to show the product.
 
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The complete balanced equation for the titration of ASA and sodium hydroxide would be:

C9H8O4 + 2NaOH → NaC9H7O4 + H2O

This reaction produces sodium acetylsalicylate (NaC9H7O4) and water (H2O) as the products. In this reaction, the sodium hydroxide (NaOH) acts as a base, neutralizing the acidic ASA (C9H8O4) to form a salt (NaC9H7O4) and water. This type of reaction is known as an acid-base titration, where a base is added to an acid in order to determine the concentration of the acid.
 

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