Anti-acids
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Rates of Reaction in Antacids Aim I plan to investigate the effectiveness of indigestion tablet on HCl. I will take five different tablets containing a specific pH of alkali and discover how long it takes for the indigestion tablet to neutralise the acid. The test will tell me which is the fastest acting tablet is in the case of indigestion. Antacids Antacids are bases and most of them react on the excess build up of stomach acid and neutralises the acid. The most common of these bases are hydroxides, carbonates or bio carbonates. Neutralisation If you have a weak acid you can eliminate the acidic pH by combining it with a weak alkali. Neutralisation is a chemical reaction which is caused by combining both an acid and an alkali, this reaction causes both the solutions to cancel each other out, and this reaction leaves you with water and salt. Neutralisation is simply the combination...

