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Alfredo T.
Jun 20, 2016

It is both

Explanation:

Aspirin has a free carboxylic group (-COOH, top part) corresponding to the molecule of salycilic acid and an ester group (acetyl -OCOCH_3, right part) formed by a molecul of acetic acid (HOCOCH_3) condensed with the ortho hydroxyl (-OH) group of salycilic acid.

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