Antacids such as milk of magnesia have a pH less than 7.
(a) What do you think will be the pH in the stomach of a person suffering from indigestion: less than 7 or more than 7?
(b) What do you think will be the pH of an antacid solution: less than 7 or more than 7?
(c) How does an antacid work?
(d) Name two common antacids.
Give one example each of a salt which gives an aqueous solution having :
(a) pH less than 7
(b) pH equal to 7
(c) pH more than 7