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    Group 2 compounds as bases

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    Magnesium hydroxide and calcium carbonate act as antacids because they are bases that neutralise excess hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
    OCR · Group 2
    Group 2 oxides and hydroxides act as bases because their oxide ions and hydroxide ions accept protons from acids.
    OCR · Group 2

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