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06/09/2021 12:53 pm
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(a) What do you think will be the pH in the stomach of a person suffering from indigestion less than 7 or more than 7?
(b) What do you think will be the pH of an antacid solution less than 7 or more than 7?
(c) How does an antacid work?
(d) Name two common antacids.
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06/09/2021 12:54 pm
(a) The pH in the stomach of a person suffering from indigestion will be less than 7 since indigestion is caused due to formation of excess acid in the stomach.
(b) Antacids are a group of mild bases so they have pH more than 7.
(c) Antacids react with excess acid in the stomach and neutralise it.
(d) Antacids: Magnesium hydroxide and Sodium hydrogen carbonate.