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magnesium hydroxide
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inorganic compound
OverviewAI-generated
Magnesium hydroxide is a chemical compound with the formula Mg(OH)₂. Its IUPAC name is magnesium dihydroxide, and it has a mass of 57.990. The compound features a charge of 0, with two hydrogen bond donors and two hydrogen bond acceptors. Its topological polar surface area is 2.
The defined daily dose for magnesium hydroxide is 3. The substance is referenced by 330 other encyclopedia articles. A search for magnesium hydroxide in the PubMed database yields a count of 2994 entries.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- H2MgO2
- Molecular weight
- 58.32 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- magnesium dihydroxide
- SMILES
- [OH-].[OH-].[Mg+2]
- InChIKey
- VTHJTEIRLNZDEV-UHFFFAOYSA-L
- Polar surface area
- 2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
2,994 papers- Magnesium hydroxide versus macrogol/electrolytes in the prevention of opioid-induced constipation in incurable cancer patients: study protocol for an open-label, randomized controlled trial (the OMAMA study).BMC palliative care · 2023
- Development of magnesium hydroxide-doped nanofibrous spheres for repairing infected skin wounds.Biomaterials advances · 2024
- Dissolving magnesium hydroxide implants enhance mainly cancellous bone formation whereas degrading RS66 implants lead to prominent periosteal bone formation in rabbits.Acta biomaterialia · 2024
- Pharmacokinetic Profile of Oral Magnesium Hydroxide.Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology · 2017
- Effect of an Antacid (Aluminum Hydroxide/Magnesium Hydroxide/Simethicone) or a Proton Pump Inhibitor (Omeprazole) on the Pharmacokinetics of Tebipenem Pivoxil Hydrobromide (TBP-PI-HBr) in Healthy Adult Subjects.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy · 2023
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- magnesium
- Mass
- 57.990
- Image
- Magnesium hydroxide.JPG
- Has use
- medication
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- Commons category
- Magnesium hydroxide
- crystal system
- trigonal crystal system
- chemical formula
- Mg(OH)₂
- medical condition treated
- heartburn
- canonical SMILES
- [OH-].[OH-].[Mg+2]
- defined daily dose
- 3
- subject has role
- antacid
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Encyclopedic overview
Magnesium hydroxide is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Mg(OH)2. It occurs in nature as the mineral brucite. It is a white solid with low solubility in water (Ksp = 5.61×10). Magnesium hydroxide is a common component of antacids, such as milk of magnesia.
Preparation
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “magnesium hydroxide” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.