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A person claimed that his stomach ruptured when he took a teaspoonful of baking soda in a glass of water to relieve heartburn after a full meal (1/2 tsp = 2.5 g NaHCO3). Assume that the pH of stomach acid is 1 and that the stomach has a volume of 1 L when expanded fully. Body temperature is 37 °C. Calculate the volume of carbon dioxide gas generated by the reaction of baking soda with stomach acids. Might his stomach have ruptured from this volume of CO2?
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