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What happens if there is too much hydrochloric acid in the stomach?
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∙ 9y ago
Gastritis, or inflammation of the stomach, may occur if there is too much hydrochloric acid in the stomach. Eventually a gastric ulcer may develop.
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How much lemon juice and vingar to mix when simulating stomach acid?
Stomach acid is hydrochloric acid. Citric acid in lemon juice and acetic acid in vinegar alone or in combination are not nearly as strong as hydrochloric acid.
How much hydrochloric acid is made in a human stomach every day?
the human stomach acid is usually 1and 2 in lumens and this mainly is of hydrochloric acid, potassium chloride and sodium chloride.
What would happen if you ate hydrochloric acid?
It would very much depend on the strength of the acid, which you do not indicate. Your stomach is already full of hydrochloric.
What are the health risks of hydrochloric acid?
It can hurt your stomach and you can possibly die if you have too much of it D:
Why is magnesium hydroxide taken for stomach pain?
Stomach pain is often the result of too much acid in your stomach. The acid is called hydrochloric acid. Magnesium Hydroxide is a base (the opposite of an acid) and it can counter the effects of stomach acid, possibly relieving stomach pain. The acid and the base neutralise each other, producing neutral substances.
How is hydrochloric acid so dangerous because you have in it your stomach and you don't die?
Your stomach has a mucous lining which protects the stomach tissues from the acid. The acid is still dangerous; - If you vomit it up, it can burn your throat. - If the stomach mucous isn't being produced properly, the acid will damage the stomach lining, causing an ulcer. - After exiting the stomach through the pyloric sphincter, the acid is neutralised by alkaline bile. One other factor is human stomach acid is usually diluted by the things dissolved into it. Hydrochloric acid becomes less dangerous when diluted, but much more dangerous when concentrated.
Which is a stronger acid Hydrochloric or acetic?
Hydrochloric acid is much stronger than acetic acid. Hydrochloric acid is a strong acid, acetic is weak.
Where is hydrochloric acid found in?
One place is in your stomach. It helps to break down food and destroy pathogens. Your stomach lining excretes mucus in order to protect it from the stomach acid. However, when hydrochloric acid is produced for retail, it is usually obtained as a by product of the chlorination reaction. Companies produce vinyl chloride so as to polymerise it, which produces poly vinyl chloride, or PVC, a plastic which can be used, for example, to make window frames or shiny clothes. When vinyl chloride is made, the reaction also produces hydrogen chloride, which can then be collected and sold to whoever wishes to purchase it.
What causes people an acidity problem?
As part of the process of digestion, the stomach secretes a strong acid, hydrochloric acid. Sometimes there is too much acid or too little acid, or the acid doesn't remain in the stomach and travels up the esophagus (which is called acid reflux) and any of these things can cause painful problems for the person to whom it happens. The sensation of excess stomach acidity is also (misleadingly) called heartburn. It does not involve the heart.
Which acid helps human stomach in digestion of food?
The acid is so strong, it pretty much melts the food down.
What is the benefit of stomach acid?
There are many benefits to Stomach Acid. One of the reasons is that some of the Enzymes that work in the stomach work best at the pH of 2 which is similar to the pH of Stomach acid which is Hydrochloric Acid (HCl). This makes the process of Digestion go much faster. Another benefit is that the Hydrochloric Acid along with the Muscle Contraction in the Stomach helps break down any bones you eat and turns all the food into mushy smaller pieces which then goes to the Small Intestine where it can be broken down by other Enzymes and then sucked into the bloodstream.
How does hydrochloric acid helps in purification of common salt?
hydroclorid acid is a acid inside our body (stomach). As much as i know this acid only kills micro-organisms in the food. So this acid do not purify common salt.
