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Indigestion tablets (antacids) may contain: CaCO3, MgCO3, Al(OH)3, Mg(OH)2, NaHCO3, KHCO3, etc.
All these substances dissolved make an alkaline solution - to neutralize the excess of hydrochloric acid from the stomach and to control of the gastric pH.
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How strong is the acid left in your stomach after taking an indigestion tablet?
Weak because the indigestion is the acid rising and hurting a sensative part of you stomach, so the indigestion tablet weakens the acid so that the acid isn't dissolving and causing pain to your stomach.
How quickly an indigestion tablet reacts with hydrochloric acid depends on the concentration of the acid?
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How can indigestion prevented or remedied?
What happens when you eat is that your stomach produces a potent acid to aid with digestion. However, when there is excess acid, you feel indigestion. An antacid tablet works in the way that it adds base to your solution in order to neutralize that acid.
Why is carbon dioxide formed when using indigestion tablets?
because when the acid in your stomach reacts with the indigestion tablet, it gives of carbon dioxide :)
Acid - base neutralization reactions commonly occur in the human body producing what?
They can benefit the body. For example, you can take an indigestion tablet (alkali) to neutralise the acid in your stomach if you have too much. Also, by brushing your teeth you neutralise the acid in your mouth.
How do indigestion tablets work best?
It works by neutralising the hydrochloric acid (HCl) from the stomach, because it is not normal to have a surplus of acid in your stomach. This is a chemical reaction of neutralization for the control of pH. The indigestion tablet has alkaline in them.
Why are indigestion tablets made out of a base?
The correct name is antacid. Indigestion is caused from stomach acid (from any of a number of conditions). The stomach acid needs neutralized (reduced). A base neutralizes acid in the stomach. An antacid does not cure the condition, but merely controls the symptoms of heartburn and indigestion.
How do the indigestion tablets can be used to settle your stomach?
In your stomach there is gastric acid. Sometimes your stomach produces too much of this acid and causes pains. This is called indigestion.You can stop indigestion by taking an antacid tablet. An antacid tablet is a tablet containing alkali. Most antacid tablets are weak based and have enough alkali in them to cancel out MOST of the acid. It doses this by reacting with the acid and producing salt and water. This is it written in basic formantacid tablet is an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach).Read more: What_is_an_antacid_tablet_and_how_does_it_work
What color does indigestion tablet turn universal indicator?
Yes, if the tablet is crushed and solved in water.
How can indigestion be helped using neutralisation?
indigestion needs to be neutralised with a medium strength base and magnesium oxide has one .
When a antacid tablet reacts with hydrochloric acid what is it called?
It is simply acid base neutralization.
How do i find the mass of calcium carbonate in an indigestion tablet?
THE QUESTION !!! A student wanted to find the mass of calcium carbonate in an indigestion tablet. She crushed up a tablet and added an excess of HCL acid (25cm3 of 1.00 mol/dm3). She the titrated the excess against 0.5 mol/dm3 of NaOH requiring 25.8cm3 of the NaOH. Calculate the mass off calcium carbonate in the tablet.
