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प्रश्न
Between sodium hydrogen carbonate and magnesium hydroxide which is a better antacid and why?
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उत्तर
Magnesium hydroxide is a better antacid because being insoluble it does not allow the pH to increase above neutral. Hydrogencarbonate being soluble, its excess can make the stomach alkaline and trigger the production of even more acid.
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