Salicylic Acid (aspirin) is pretty hard on the stomach when not buffered. Buffering it with a coating helps the stomach tolerate it better, and helps to prevent damage to the stomach lining for those who have sensitive stomachs, ulcers, or similar problems.
Aspirin (which is an acid) gives some people an upset stomach. Sodium Bicarbonate is a buffer- it slows acid changes, and prevents upset stomachs.
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The buffering agent in buffered aspirin is typically magnesium oxide or calcium carbonate. These agents help reduce stomach irritation by neutralizing the acidic properties of aspirin.
because it has a special coating on it that protects the stomach lining. But all the other ingredients are the same as aspirin
donate H+ ions
Since we do not know the buffer or its concentration, we cannot provide an answer.
Water is added in the preparation of aspirin to help dissolve the ingredients and facilitate the chemical reactions needed to make the medication.
When HCl is added to a buffer solution, it reacts with the components of the buffer to form a new equilibrium. The buffer's ability to resist changes in pH is reduced, but it still maintains some buffering capacity. The pH of the solution may decrease slightly depending on the amount of HCl added.
EC stands for enteric coated. Aspirin is acidic and may aggravate other conditions, cause stomach upset or possibly bleeding. The coating is used to buffer the aspirins acidic effects to avoid these possibilities.
To calculate the buffer capacity of a chemical solution, you can use the formula: Buffer capacity (moles of added acid or base) / (change in pH). This formula helps determine the ability of a buffer solution to resist changes in pH when an acid or base is added.
Acids are added to neutralize base and inverse; a buffer only stabilizes the pH.
Aspirin is occassionally added to other multi-medication elixirs. Also, an aspirin elixir (baby aspirin) is also available. I seem to recall Bayer makes it, but I may be wrong.