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What is the name of the acids that break down food?
hydrochloric acid is your stomach acid
What is name of the liquid produced by the stomach?
The liquid produced by the stomach is called gastric juice. It is a combination of hydrochloric acid and enzymes that help break down food for digestion.
Is stomach acid is an acid an base?
The clue is in the name, Stomach acid is an acid. It is Hydrochloric Acid with a pH of 2
Which acid is present in stomach?
hydrochloric acid, HCl, because it can secrete digestive enzymes that help break down the food and it can sterilize your food as well. Sterilizing food may not be important anymore in modern day life because we can wash our hands, etc. but in earlier times when we ate grass, tree bark, animal meat, sterilizing food was very necessary for humans. HCl is a very strong acid and it does not burn through your stomach because there is a lining of mucus.
Is stomach acid alkaline or acid?
As the name implies, it is an acid, hydrochloric acid to be specific.
Can you name some acids and their uses?
Hydrochloric Acid. This is the acid in your stomach that helps you digest your food.
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE STOMACH CELL THAT SECRETES HYDROCHLORIC ACID?
The stomach cell that secretes hydrochloric acid is called a parietal cell. These cells are responsible for producing the hydrochloric acid that helps in the digestion of food in the stomach.
Why is gastric juice acidic?
Yes it is. The proper name for it is Gastric Acid.
What does your abdomen do?
Your abdomen is another name for your stomach, so it digests food with a strong acid. If the food the you eat is too strong for the acid, it gets stored in your appendix.
What structure liquefies foods using acids and begins protein digestion?
The name of that structure is stomach. Your stomach starts to digest the food. So the food becomes more liquid. It uses very strong acid for this purpose. The acid is hydrochloric acid. It is wonderful to have such strong acid to be used in your body.
Is hydrochloric acid in stomach acid alkali or neutral?
Hydrochloric acid in stomach acid is an acidic substance, not alkaline or neutral. Stomach acid has a low pH level, usually around 1-3, due to the presence of hydrochloric acid, which aids in digestion by breaking down food and killing bacteria.
Is stomach acid and acid or an alkali?
Acid, hence the name.
