Question

Write the chemical name, chemical formula and one use of milk of magnesia.

Answer 1

Magnesium hydroxide is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula Mg(OH)2.

It occurs in nature as the mineral brucite. It is a white solid with low solubility in water (Ksp = 5.61×10−12).

Magnesium hydroxide is a common component of antacids, such as milk of magnesia.

Answer 2

Milk of magnesia, common name for the chemical compound magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)2. The viscous, white, mildly alkaline mixture that is used medicinally as an antacid and laxative is a suspension of approximately 8% magnesium hydroxide in water.