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Dosing an antacidRunning
Reaction vessel. Tablets taken at 13 tablets. Acid neutralised 104 units, Acid load 56 units. Currently acid neutralised is over by 48 units.TUNING13 tabletsacidovershot
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Acid neutralised

104units

Acid load

56units

Acid neutralised is over by 48 units

13 tablets

Reaction vessel. Tablets taken at 13 tablets. Acid neutralised 104 units, Acid load 56 units. Currently acid neutralised is over by 48 units.

What has to balancenbase=nacidn_{base} = n_{acid}

What is happening

You are called to a pharmacy technician checking a dose against a stomach acid load.

The dose on the label is not settling the acid. Each tablet neutralises 8 units of acid, and the load being treated comes to 56 units.