5. The shelf life of pharmaceuticals is an important issue, because drugs may decompose as they age, transforming into inactive or harmful compounds. Shown below are the structures of aspirin...

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Extracted text: 5. The shelf life of pharmaceuticals is an important issue, because drugs may decompose as they age, transforming into inactive or harmful compounds. Shown below are the structures of aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) and acetaminophen. Refer to the structures to explain the following two observations: • Acetaminophen tablets can be stored for years with no apparent change in activity, while aspirin slowly decomposes over time. Acetaminophen is routinely included in liquid preparations such as Nyquil, where it is dissolved in water, but aspirin is never sold as a solution. ar or CH3 CH3 соон но acetylsalicylic acid acetominophen