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Give the ph value of milk of magnesia.


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Milk of Magnesia:

  1. Milk of Magnesia is a common name for the inorganic compound Magnesium hydroxide (Mg(OH)2).
  2. Milk of Magnesia is a white solid and one of the key components of antacids.
  3. Milk of Magnesia is an alkaline solution of Water and Magnesium hydroxide(Mg(OH)2).
  4. The solubility of Milk of Magnesia in water is less at 25°C but increases when the temperature increases to 100°C.
  5. Generally, metallic hydroxides are basic in nature and have a pH greater than 7 at 25 degrees Celcius.

So, Milk of Magnesia will have pH>7.


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