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Digestion is basically brought about by Enzymes, HCl, acid helps in killing bacteria :)

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digestion is both alkali as well as acidic

alkali-bile juice of liver contains alkali for digestion of bi carbonates

acidic-gastric juice contains Hcl for digestion of protine

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