Biological & Medical USes
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- Sodium is an ingredient in salt.
- Salt is required in our every day diet in order to maintain maximum health. Although, too much salt could lead to good pressure/health problems.
- Table Salt is made up of 40% Sodium & 60% Chloride.
- Salt is in almost all of the foods we eat.
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- Sodium Bicarbonate is an antacid used to relieve heartburn as well as acid indigestion.
- A brand of medicine that uses Sodium Bicarbonate for heartburn is Alka-Seltzer.