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Give reasons for the following:

(i) Use of aspartame as an artificial sweetener is limited to cold foods.

(ii) Metal hydroxides are better alternatives than sodium hydrogen carbonate for treatment of acidity.

(iii) Aspirin is used in prevention of heart attacks.

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(i) It is unstable at cooking temperature.

(ii) Excessive hydrogencarbonate can make the stomach alkaline and trigger the production of even more acid. Metal hydroxides being insoluble do not increase the pH above neutrality.

(iii) Aspirin has anti blood clotting action.

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