Assertion: Antacids are used to get rid of pain caused due to indigestion. Reason:Antacids neutralise the acids produced in the stomach. *
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Both A And R is true and R is correct explanation of A
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Both Asserion and Reasoning are correct and reason is the correct explanation of the the assertion.
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- Antacids are the substances which are generally basic in nature. Their main function is to neutralise the acidity of the stomach. The test of a substance being acid, base or neutral is done by pH scale which ranges from 1 to 14. 1 is used for highly acidic substances while 14 is used for highly basic substances.
- Most widely used antacids for stomach related issues are Magnesium hydroxide, which is also known as Milk of magnesia, Aluminium hydroxide , calcium carbonate etc.
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