Essay On Alka Seltzer

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An Alka-Seltzer is made up of acetylsalicylic acid, sodium hydrogen carbonate, citric acid anhydrous, povidone, dimeticone, calcium silicate, docusate sodium, sodium benzoate. and other ingredients. Alka-Seltzer is a pain relieving tablet that is known to create fizzing and produce gas when dissolving in water. It creates a new chemical product(s), as sodium acetylsalicylate, sodium citrate and sodium hydrogen carbonate. This chemical product helps relieve headaches,flu symptoms, and muscular aches and pains. Before using Alka-Seltzer you must first dissolve it in water.
Dr.Franklin Miles started Miles Laboratories in 1884 in Ekhart. Indiana. Alka-Seltzer was introduced to the world in February 21, 1931 by Miles Laboratories. During a flu epidemic the president of Miles Laboratories back then saw that some people were staying healthy. He was told that they were evading the flu when they drank aspirin and baking soda on any sings of the flu. They started marketing their new product Alka-Seltzer by giving free samples to the people that became ill with the flu. A tablet dropped in water is to create drink, that in that date they found out it actually works. The drink helped ease digestion and everybody started using the great new product. Including the funny mascot brought for the …show more content…

When dropped in water it creates a ouseries of chemical reaction that form the compounds sodium citrate and sodium acetylsalicylate. Antacid and pain relievers that help get rid of illness symptoms, muscular aches, and help ease digestion. When the tablet dissolves the components of baking powder, which is an ingredient in an Alka-Seltzer tablet, react with each other to create carbon dioxide. The bicarbonate ions in the tablet react when they come in contact with the hydrogen in the water when dissolving. The speed of the reaction depends on the temperature. The higher the temperature the faster the molecules

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