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In the following piece of coursework I will find out and explain how and why indigestion tablets work, and which are the best to use.
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Introduction There is about 1000cm³ of dilute hydrochloric acid in your stomach. It is there to help you digest the food you eat so it can be made into simpler substances and then used by your body. Too much acid in the stomach causes indigestion, and since dilute hydrochloric acid is about pH1.0, a very, very strong acid, so you can imagine the pain in your stomach when it is in excess. Taking ant-acid tablets cures indigestion. The substances are weak alkalis and neutralise excess acidity. In the following piece of coursework I will find out and explain how and why these tablets work, and which are the best to use. Neutralisation Neutralisation is when an acid and an alkali react to cancel each other out forming a salt and water. An acid is an aqueous solution containing water molecules. The acidity comes from H+ molecules (hydrogen ions) in the solution, which are released...
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