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antacid tablet are chewed because they can act faster whereas swallowed tablet act slowly.
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Is nitrogen given off when antacid tablets are dropped in water?
No. An antacid tablet dropped in water produces carbon dioxide.
Who discovered antacid tablet?
Antacids are known from the antiquity (not as tablets !).
Deodorant baking soda oven cleaner antacid tablets are?
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When some kinds of antacid tablets are added to water the resulting fizz gives off oxygen gas true or false?
When some kinds of antacid tablets are added to water,the resulting fizz gives off oxygen gass.True
Can antacid reaction be reversed?
no. it is a chemical reaction. and so it cannot be reversed.
Is there a simple diagram of antacid tablets in the stomach?
How do antacid tablets work?
Can betel leaves be swallowed?
They can be chewed and then spat out or swallowed.
What is a soft of chewed food ready to be swallowed?
A soft mass of chewed food ready to be swallowed is known as
Can you cut ms contin in half?
The package insert from Purdue Pharma has the following warning:"MS CONTIN TABLETS ARE TO BE SWALLOWED WHOLE AND ARE NOT TO BE BROKEN, CHEWED, DISSOLVED, OR CRUSHED. TAKING BROKEN, CHEWED, DISSOLVED, OR CRUSHED MS CONTIN TABLETS LEADS TO RAPID RELEASE AND ABSORPTION OF A POTENTIALLY FATAL DOSE OF MORPHINE. "
What another word for chewed and swallowed?
Gulped
What effects does distilled white vinegar have on antacid tablets?
It has a chemical reaction and the antacid starts to dissolve. or When you do the white vinegar with the antacid tablets together the tube/bottle explodes and causes a chemical reaction.
How should chewable antihelminthic drugs be taken?
These tablets should not be chewed or kept in the mouth, but should swallowed whole because their bitter taste may cause gagging or vomiting.
What sort of Antacid tablets are there?
Tums, Rolaids
What is the medical term used to described the mass of chewed food ready to be swallowed?
The medical term for the mass of chewed food ready to be swallowed is "bolus."
Why is salt not put in antacid tablets?
Makes them harder to compress into tablets (and stay as tablets), and does nothing to neutralize acid.
What elements make up antacid tablets?
The main ingredient in antacid tablets is calcium carbonate, also known as calcite or chalk. Calcium neutralizes the acid when taken.
A bolus is an?
a mass of food that has been chewed and is ready to be swallowed
