Answer:
Base
Explanation:
Why is Alka-Seltzer a base?
Alka-Seltzer contains sodium bicarbonate and citric acid. The sodium citrate acts as an antacid. Excess sodium bicarbonate from the Alka-Seltzer acts to neutralize base.
As you move from left to right of the periodic table, the element becomes more negative.
Answer:
1.4952 grams of sodium bicarbonate she would need to ingest to neutralize this much HCl.
Explanation:

Moles of hydrochloric acid = n
Volume of hydrochloric acid solution = 200.0 mL = 0.200 L
Molarity of the hydrochloric acid = 0.089 M
of HCL

According to reaction, 1 mole of HCl is neutralized by 1 mole of sodium bicarbonate.
Then 0.0178 moles of HCl wil be neutralized by :
of sodium bicarbonate
Mass of 0.0178 moles of sodium bicarbonate:
0.0178 mol × 72 g/mol = 1.4952 g
1.4952 grams of sodium bicarbonate she would need to ingest to neutralize this much HCl.