1. Tardigrade
  2. Question
  3. Chemistry
  4. HCl is produced in the stomach which can be neutralised by Mg(OH)2 in the form of milk of magnesia. How much Mg(OH)2 is required to neutralise one mole of stomach acid?

Question Error Report

Thank you for reporting, we will resolve it shortly

Back to Question

Q. $HCl$ is produced in the stomach which can be neutralised by $Mg(OH)_{2}$ in the form of milk of magnesia. How much $Mg(OH)_{2}$ is required to neutralise one mole of stomach acid?

Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry

Solution:

$Mg \left(OH\right)_{2} + 2HCl \to MgCl_{2} +2H_{2}O$
No. of moles of $Mg(OH)_{2}$ required for $2$ moles of $HCl = 1 $
No. of moles of $Mg(OH)_{2}$ required for $1$ mole of $HCl = 0.5 $
Mass of $0.5\, mol$ of $Mg(OH)_{2} = 58.33 \times 0.5 = 29.16\, g$