Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Indigestion
- Stomach Acid
- Hydrochloric acid
- Kills bacteria in food
- Helps digestion, as some enzymes that
break down our food only work in acidic
conditions.
- Sometimes the stomach
produces too much acid,
causing pain called
indigestion.
- Indigestion
remedies contain
antacids
- Neutralises
excess stomach
acid.
- Neutral liquids
are neither
acids or
alkalis.
- Antacids
- Contain
substances
called bases.
- Bases react with acids and neutralise them.
- Some bases are soluble
- A base dissolved in
water is called an
alkali.
- acid + base -> salt + water
- Neutral liquids have a pH of 7
- Acids have a pH less than 7
- When an indigestion remedy is added to an acid, it'll
neutralise some of the acid and the pH will increase.