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Is baking soda an acid or an alkali?

Baking soda is an alkali because its pH is 9

What are antacids? What do they do?

Antacids are medicines for when you have indigestion, they cure your indigestion by neutralizing the acid made by your stomach

What is indigestion? What causes it?

Indigestion is a difficulty of digesting food. It is caused by drinking too much alcohol, eating certain food (e.g. Spicy/ fatty foods), smoking and/or stress/anxiety.

Can baking soda be used as an antacid?

Baking soda can indeed be used as an antacid because the pH of an antacid is between 8.5 to 10.5 and the pH of baking soda is 9, therefore it is safe to use as an antacid. Antacids are made of sodium bicarbonate and so is baking soda.