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Is stomach acid the strongest acid in the world?
No. Stomach acid contains dilute hydrochloric acid, which is a strong acid, but not the strongest.
What is stomach acid?
Stomach acid contains dilute hydrochloric acid. At the concentrations found i the stomach the pH ranges from about 1.5 to about 2.0
What acid is stomach acid dilute of?
Hydrochloric Acid with some enzymes too!
If your stomach contained 1 liter of dilute hydrochloric acid powder would you need to neutralize it?
That depends on how dilute the hydrochloric acid is. Your stomach naturally produces hydrochloric acid as part of the natural human digestive process. If you just drank a liter of water and had little in your stomach to begin with, your stomach would then contain a dilute solution of hydrochloric acid.
Why the dilute hydrochloric acid which present in stomach is not damaging the stomach?
because along with acids bases are also released and mucus is a protein that protects stomach from acid injury
Is pepto bismol an antacid?
It has a pH of about 6, which makes it an acid. It is meant to dilute stomach acid, but not neutralize it.
Is an stomach acid a strong acid or weak acid?
The acidic portion of stomach acid, is hydrochloric acid, which is a strong acid. However, this acid is quite dilute, which makes it less dangerous than concentrated hydrochloric acid.
Why would sodium bicarbonate be used to relieve stomach acid?
when you put a base like baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) on or in an acid the acid level will eventually dilute and acid level would decrease
Is dilute acid soluble in water?
Dilute acid is already a solution.
What is the best acid that represents a stomach?
The stomach secretes hydrochloric acid. The acid is produced by special cells called parietal or oxyntic cells. The pH of stomach acid is between 1 - 2. For more details see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastric_acid
Is dilute sulphuric acid basic or acidic?
Dilute sulfuric acid is still acid. It is NOT basic at all.
Why didn't we take concentrated acid in place of dilute acid?
A concentrated acid is more dangerous than a dilute acid.
