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Ernest Z. · Media Owl
Feb 2, 2014

There are five pi bonds in a molecule of acetylsalicylic acid.

Explanation:

There are five π bonds in a molecule of acetylsalicylic acid.

The formula of acetylsalicylic acid is

![Formula of an acid with bonds from http://www.hpwt.de](http://www.hpwt.de/Chemie/Aspirin.gif)

Every single bond is a σ bond. Every double bond consists of a σ bond and a π bond.

You want only π bonds, so just count the double bonds. There are five double bonds, so there are FIVE π bonds.

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