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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.
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∙ 16y agoThe name of the acid found in the stomach is hydrochloric acid (HCL) and is necessary for the break down and digestion of the foods we eat.
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∙ 11y agoHydrochloric Acid (HCl) is in the stomach. It helps in killing microbes and activating enzymes.
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∙ 13y agoHydrochloric acid
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∙ 13y agohydrochloric acid.....HCl
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Which acid is present in a human stomach Answers.?
The acid present in the human stomach is gastric acid.
What is a common acid in the stomach?
Hydrochloric acid (HCl) is the acid present in the stomach.
Which acid is most present in the stomach?
hydrochloric acid
What is the Acid present in the stomach'?
hydrochloric acid.....HCl
Which acid is present as a main constituent of gastric juice in your stomach?
Hydrochloric acid
What substance must be present in the stomach for pepsin to work best?
What substance must be present in the stomach for pepsin to work best? *
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
Hydrocloric acid in stomach?
Hydrochloric acid is present in the stomach. It has a pH in the range of 1-2 depending on the amount and type of food consumed. It is about .5% of the liquid in the stomach.
What happens if Hcl is not present in stomach?
If hydrochloric acid were not present in your stomach, you could not digest raw meat. This information was told to me by my family physician.
What organ liquifies foods by secreting hydrochloric acid?
the stomach produce hydrochloric acid that kills bacteria in our present food we ate and activates protease for digestion to take place.
Hydrochloric acid is also present in our stomach how will you justify it how does stomach protect itself from this acid?
Mucus produced by goblet cells in the lining the stomach forms a protective layer preventing the stomach from digesting itself.
Why is limestone used in antacids?
The alkali present in limestone neutralizes the stomach acid.
