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Indigestion tablets contain three main ingredients, these are: sodium bicarbonate, calcium carbonate and light magnesium carbonate. These are called antacids.
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Is indegestion tablets an acid?
Yes They Are. They Relase The Acid In Your Body To Destroy The indigestion, and also you can get anti-acid indigestion tablets.
Are ingejestion tablets a acid or alkaline?
indigestion tablets are alkaline. this is because indigestion is caused by the acids in your stomach not 'behaving' so if you add alkaline to it then the acid will be cancelled out.
How do indijeston tablets work?
indigestion tablets neutralise excess stomach acid
What does the alkali do in indigestion tablets?
cancels out the stomach acid.
Do indigestion tablets contain acid?
No because your stomach is an acidic soloution.
Are indigestion tablets acids or alkali?
Indigestion tablets contain an alkali which neutralizes the acid in your stomach. In digestion in primarily caused by too much acidic in the stomach.
How does the concentration of acid affects the speed of reaction of indigestion tablets?
as fast as it happens
Why is magnesium oxide in indigestion tablets?
MgO is basic oxide and neutralises stomach acid (too much stomach acid is the main cause of indigestion/heart burn)
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 :)
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 does pH change when indigestion tablets work?
Antacids work by neutralizing the acid created by your stomach. Notice how the name sounds like anti-acid. Other types of reflux pills will block the release of acid into the stomach.
