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Antacid Experiment Planning Experimental Procedures Our aim of this experiment is to find out which antacid tablet works the best. In this project we were trying to find out how the speed at which an ordinary indigestion tablet will dissolve when it comes into contact with Hydrochloric Acid, which is more commonly found in the stomach. We already know that the formula for the reaction that takes place is: 2HCl + CaCo3 = CaCl2 + CO2 + H2O Acid indigestion is when you eat a lot of acidic food and drinks, so your stomach becomes acidic and causes pain. Antacid tablets are tablet, which are strong alkalis, and so when you swallow them, the tablets neutralise the acid. Stomachs contain hydrochloric acid. It breaks down the chemicals in food. If too much is eaten some of the acid washes up into the oesophagus causing pain due to the acid corroding the lining. This is commonly...

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