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Is it true that baking soda is used as an antacid?


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True

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False 

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

The above statement is true.
Indigestion in the stomach is caused by an excess of hydrochloric acid (HCl). Baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3), is widely accepted by health. practitioners to be useful in giving brief, intermittent relief of acid reflux. It works because it has an alkaline pH, which helps to neutralise stomach acidity, similarly to many over-the-counter antacids. Baking soda (NaHCO3) is basic in nature and is used to neutralise the excess acid in our stomach.
 
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Is it true that baking soda is used as an antacid?