Which antiacid tablet is the most effective in neutralizing acid in the stomach.

What is a antacid?

An antacid is medication that helps to neutralize stomach acid

These are some of the most effective ingredients found in antacids

aluminum hydroxide.

magnesium carbonate.

magnesium trisilicate.

magnesium hydroxide.

calcium carbonate.

sodium bicarbonate.

Calcium Carbonate [CaCO3] – Calcium Carbonate (chalk) is the most potent usable antacid. It can completely neutralize stomach acid.

Do antacid tablets vary in chemical composition?

Most commercial antacids contain two or more components

The most common combinations are varying concentrations of sodium hydroxide and aluminum hydroxide

The acid found inside our stomach is Hydrochloric acid

What do we mean by the word “effective antacid?” How will this be measured?

We can figure out the effectiveness using a pH scale

An effective antacid means something that will neutralize the stomach

Antacid mainly used to relieve heartburn and indigestion

How will we make three different type of antacids?

Instead of using different antacids for each tablet maybe we can use the same 2 but with different ratios

1:1

2:3

3:2

How will you test the effectiveness of your tablet? Consider the risk assessment?

We can test out how effective our tablets are by putting the tablets into some hydrochloric acid and then seeing which one manages to neutralize it the most

Antacids vary from each other, from the ingredients found in them and also the amount of the ingredients.

Something we might need to careful about will be the amount of ingredients we put inside the tablets, this is because if we put too much that can lead to the user vomiting, diarrhea and other illnesses,

How can we make sure the tests are reliable and true?

We can do this by using the same amount of hydrochloric acid and antacid in each solution.