The volume of an adult's stomach ranges from about 50 mL when empty to 1 L when full. A. If its volume is 500 mL and its contents have a pH of 2, how many moles of H+ does it contain? Express your answer using one significant figure.   B. Assuming that all the H+ comes from HCl, how many grams of sodium hydrogen carbonate will totally neutralize the stomach acid? Express your answer using one significant figure.

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The volume of an adult's stomach ranges from about 50 mL when empty to 1 L when full.

A. If its volume is 500 mL and its contents have a pH of 2, how many moles of H+ does it contain? Express your answer using one significant figure.
 
B. Assuming that all the H+ comes from HCl, how many grams of sodium hydrogen carbonate will totally neutralize the stomach acid? Express your answer using one significant figure.
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