Answer the following question given this paragraph: 

Perhaps you have eaten too much pizza and felt very uncomfortable hours later. This feeling is due to excess stomach acid being produced. The discomfort can be dealt with by taking an antacid. The base in the antacid will react with the HCl in the stomach and neutralize it, taking care of that unpleasant feeling.


Q: The base in an antacid reacts to do what to excess stomach acid?

 Choices:

- expel it

- oxidize it

- repel it

- neutralize it

A:
neutralize it
