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Sodium carbonate

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-025937

The disodium salt of carbonic acid with alkalinizing property. When dissolved in water, sodium carbonate forms carbonic acid and sodium hydroxide. As a strong base, sodium hydroxide neutralizes gastric acid thereby acting as an antacid.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-025937
FieldEnvironment
SubjectChemical substances
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Metathesaurus
Record as JSON 
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  "term_source": "Sodium Carbonate",
  "definition": "The disodium salt of carbonic acid with alkalinizing property. When dissolved in water, sodium carbonate forms carbonic acid and sodium hydroxide. As a strong base, sodium hydroxide neutralizes gastric acid thereby acting as an antacid.",
  "subject": "Chemical substances",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Metathesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/sodium-carbonate/"
}

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