• How do Tums make us feel better? (And why do they make us burp?)

  • Jan 30 2025
  • Durée: 28 min
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How do Tums make us feel better? (And why do they make us burp?)

  • Résumé

  • #114 Rebroadcast

    Tums, alka seltzer, and other antacids: they're simple, they've been around for a long time, but they're a tried and true method for helping our stomachs. But how do they work? What's the chemistry behind these unsung heroes?

    References from this episode

    1. Chemistry Julia Burdge
    2. Biochemistry 4th edition by Garret & Grisham
    3. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bring-science-home-carbonation-time/
    4. http://websites.umich.edu/~chemstu/content_weeks/F_06_Week10/p848.pdf
    5. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/outreach/celebrating-chemistry-editions/2021-ncw/fizz-race.html
    6. https://youtu.be/7VJ4cRWCpDw?t=1s

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