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Which describes the pH of an antacid that is used to neutralize stomach acid?
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∙ 9y ago
Antacid medication is alkaline, which is also called base. It makes the stomach acid slightly less acidic so that the stomach acid has a pH between 3 and 4.
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∙ 9y agoThe antacid must be basic, so its pH is greater than 7.
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How much stomach acid can one antacid tablet neutralize?
it takes neutralize about 120 mL of stomach acid.
Is the purpose of an antacid to buffer or neutralize stomach acid?
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Is pepto bismol an antacid?
It has a pH of about 6, which makes it an acid. It is meant to dilute stomach acid, but not neutralize it.
How does Rennie's antacid tablets neutralise stomach acid?
The alkali in the Rennie tablets neutralize the Hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
If stomach acid has a pH of about 2 what can you reach about the pH of an antacid solution that is used to neutralize excess stomach acid?
7 to 8Ph
What is the pH of stomach acid after taking an antacid tablet?
Usually about 7, because antacid tablets neutralize your stomach and the pH of 7 is neutral. Hope this helps:)
What is the function of an antacid?
Antacids neutralize acid, especially acid found in the stomach. They help cause rapid relief for heartburn.
Is an antacid medicaine reacting with stomach acid an example of a physical rather than a chemical change?
No. Antacids neutralize the hydrochloric acid in the stomach. It is a chemical change.
What is the chemistry behind antacid neutralising HCL?
Antacids are bases that can neutralize many acids like HCL. To neutralize an acid you have to add a base to it. Antacid tablets are used for heartburns and can reduce excess acidity in your stomach
Do antacid tablets contain a base that neutralizes stomach acid?
Yes. They contain weak bases (generally carbonates, bicarbonates, hydroxides) that will neutralize stomach acids.
What is the name of a fluid that neutralizes stomach acid?
Any Base will neutralize a acid. Are you wanting a specific answer? if so, try Baking Soda, Pepto-bismol, or any antacid in the marketplace. None of these (except Pepto-bismol) are actually fluids, but all of them will do the job. Stomach acid is actually a weak form of Hydrocloric acid. Hope this helps.
What do you call the two chemicals that react together in antacid tablets?
Calcium Hydroxide (Alkali in the stomach) and Gastric Acid (in the stomach)
