Milk of magnesia

Acids including oxalic acid). Dilute by drinking much water, followed by lime water or milk of magnesia. Milk may then be given but no emetics. 

It is also used as a reducing agent in the production of pure uranium and other metals from their salts. The hydroxide (milk of magnesia), chloride, sulfate (Epsom salts), and citrate are used in medicine. Dead-burned magnesite is employed for refractory purposes such as brick and liners in furnaces and converters. 

A tablespoon of Milk of Magnesia, a common remedy for heartburn, contains 1.2 g of Mg(OH)2. If the stomach can hold 2.0 X 102 mL, will a tablespoon of Milk of Magnesia neutralize an acid stomach with a pH of 1.5 Assume a tablespoon has volume 25 mL. 

The oxides of the Group 1 and Group 2 metals are sometimes referred to as basic anhydrides (bases without water) because of this reaction. The reaction with CaO is referred to as the slaking of lime it gives off 65 kj of heat per mole of Ca(OH)2 formed. A similar reaction with MgO takes place slowly to form Mg(OH)2, the antacid commonly referred to as Milk of Magnesia. ... 

Saline laxatives attract or pull water into the intestine, thereby increasing pressure in the intestine, followed by an increase in peristalsis. Magnesium hydroxide (Milk of Magnesia) is a saline laxative. 

C17-0006. According to Figure 17-3, milk of magnesia, an aqueous suspension ofMg(OH)2, has a pH around 10.5. Determine the corresponding concentrations of hydronium ions and hydroxide... 

If the bacterial content of an inanimate suspension, i.e. a medicine such as milk of magnesia, is being examined both bacteria and magnesium hydroxide particles will be detected, although here again methods of distinguishing the two types of particle have been developed. 

Magnesium oxide 300 mg enterally tid-qid ° Milk of magnesia 5 mL tid-qid ° Adjust dose until serum magnesium normalizes ° Cautious dosing in patients with renal dysfunction... 

Figure 1.4 Above are some common household acids and bases. The items on the left—vitamin C, aspirin, and vinegar—contain acids. The items on the right— milk of magnesia, baking soda, and drain cleaner—contain bases.

Sometimes, the body needs some help regulating its acid-base balance. People who experience heartburn, for example, may resort to taking an antacid to neutralize the stomach acid creeping up their esophagus. One popular antacid, milk of magnesia, is actually magnesium hydroxide. The reaction between stomach acid and milk of magnesia is a neutralization reaction ... 

Magnesium-containing compounds are often common everyday medicines. What makes milk of magnesia an effective antacid ... 

In pharmacology, the term milk refers to an aqueous suspension of a water-insoluble drug. The antacid milk of magnesia contains a saturated solution of the salt magnesium hydroxide. Magnesium hydroxide does not dissolve readily in water, and a saturated solution of this substance simply means that so much... 

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