KOH is used in antacid?
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Acidity of stomach has to be neutralized by a base, without affecting or damaging the cells of the body.
Ca(OH)
2
is highly caustic while Mg(OH)
2
is not, because it has very low solubility in water. Similarly, NaHCO
3
is a weak base.
Thus, NaHCO
3
and Mg(OH)
2
are used as an antacid (against gastric acids like HCl).
NaHCO
3
+HCl→NaCl+H
2
O+CO
2
↑
Mg(OH)
2
+2HCl→MgCl
2
+2H
2
O
Explanation:
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KOH is a base and can be used as antaacid as contain OH molecules that can help reduce H+ ions strength.
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