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There is an enzyme called pepsin in our stomach which helps in digestion of food. Hydrochloric acid helps to activate pepsin as well as kills the germs present in food.
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Where in the body is hydrochloric acid found?
Hydrochloric acid is found in a humans stomach. Usually it is called Gastric Acid.
Why is the stomach lining undamaged by hydrochloric acid?
why is the stomach lining undamaged by the hydrochloric acid
Is hydrochloric acid stomach acid?
Yes, the stomach contain hydrochloric acid (HCl) - as an aid for digestion.
Is hydrochloric acid found in nature?
Stomach acid is hydrochloric acid - the purest form of it.
Is stomach acid the same as acid?
Stomach acid is a solution of acid, hydrochloric acid to be specific.
What role does stomach acid play in digestion?
Hydrochloric acid Hydrochloric acid
Acid found in your stomach is hydrochloric which break up into ions and?
The role of hydrochloric acid in our stomach isn't the digestion of food. Its role is to create an acidic medium in the stomach so that other enzymes and gastric juices could do their work well.
What acids are in stomach acid?
Hydrochloric acids are in stomach. Hydrochloric acid: HCl
What acid is in stomach acid?
It contains hydrochloric acid.
What acid is there in your stomach?
The main acid in the stomach to aid in digestion is hydrchloridic acid. Several enzymes are also released.
Where in the body is hydrochloric acid found?
Hydrochloric acid is found in a humans stomach. Usually it is called Gastric Acid.
Why is the stomach lining undamaged by hydrochloric acid?
why is the stomach lining undamaged by the hydrochloric acid
Is hydrochloric acid stomach acid?
Yes, the stomach contain hydrochloric acid (HCl) - as an aid for digestion.
Explain why the stomach produces hydrochloric acid?
The stomach produces hydrochloric acid to aid digestion
What is the acid found in your stomachs?
Hydrochloric acidThe parietal cells of the stomach produce H+ and Cl- ions separately, forming hydrochloric acid (HCl), which, along with potassium chloride (KCl) and sodium chloride (NaCl), comprises gastric acid. Hydrochloric acid is concentrated in the stomach (pH of 1-2), making the stomach a very acidic environment in which certain enzymes can function to digest proteins. See the related links below for more information on hydrochloric acid and its role in digestion.
Where does hydrochloric acid is made?
hydrochloric acid is made in the stomach! XX :)
What are the two acid in the stomach?
The gastric acid that is secreted into the stomach is primarily composed of hydrochloric acid (HCl).
