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Magnesium hydroxide
- CAS number
- 1309-42-8
- Molecular formula
- H2MgO2
- Molecular weight
- 58.32 g/mol
About this molecule
Magnesium Hydroxide is a solution of magnesium hydroxide with antacid and laxative properties. Milk of magnesium exerts its antacid activity in low doses such that all hydroxide ions that enter the stomach are used to neutralize stomach acid. This agent exerts its laxative effect in higher doses so that hydroxide ions are able to move from the stomach to the intestines where they attract and retain water, thereby increasing intestinal movement (peristalsis) and inducing the urge to defecate.
Source: NCI Thesaurus (NCIt), via PubChem.
Identifiers
- IUPAC name
- magnesium dihydroxide
- InChIKey
- VTHJTEIRLNZDEV-UHFFFAOYSA-L
- SMILES
- [OH-].[OH-].[Mg+2]
- Other CAS numbers recorded
- 1909-42-8
- PubChem CID
- 73981
Also known as
MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE · Milk of magnesia · Magnesium dihydroxide · Magnesium hydrate · Magnesium(II) hydroxide · Phillips magnesia tablets · Magnesium (as hydroxide) · Magnesii hydroxidum
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