alleryStart learning →Milk of magnesia, used to relieve stomach acidity, is chemically
Amagnesium chloride
Bmagnesium hydroxide
Caluminium hydroxide
Dpotassium carbonate
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. magnesium hydroxide
1. During indigestion the stomach makes too much hydrochloric acid.
2. A mild base is taken to neutralize the excess acid.
3. Milk of magnesia is magnesium hydroxide, a mild base.
_Source: AP/TS SCERT Class 10 Physical Science, "Acids, Bases and Salts"_
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