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The acid found in the stomach plays a vital role in the chemical digestion of food. It activates enzymes which degrade proteins in the food, and causes other components of food to break-down.
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∙ 13y agoBecause it is compensating for the over-intake of food to digest.
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What is more acidic lemon juice or stomach acid?
stomach acid
If you throw up your stomach acid does that mean everything you eat for the next hour turns straight to waste and your body doesn't take in the fat?
Nope. Your stomach will produce more acid in response to food.
What is the difference between pH in saliva to the pH of stomach acid?
Stomach acid is more acidic.
How does the pH of the stomach correspond with the pH of acid rain?
The acid in the stomach has a lower pH than that of 'acid rain'. Therefore much more acidic.
How many times more acidic is stomach acid than a soda drink?
Stomach Acid is Hydrochloric Acid mixed with other substances. The pH of hydrochloric acid is pH = 1. So it is a lot more acidic than a soda drink. Heaven forbid, but when you vomit, that horrible burning sensation is the hydrochloric acid from your stomach, refluxing into your throat/mouth.
Is acetic acid in your stomach?
No the hydrochloric acid in your stomach is far more acidic than vinegar. The stomach has a lining which is resistant to acid for this very reason.
IS acid dengerous for stomach?
If not the acid we use in our stomach. Diluted hydrochloric acid is what the body uses to begin digestion, but some other strong acid that was more highly concentrated than HCl would do great damage to the stomach.
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 tomato good to eat when you have stomach ache?
No, the acid causes more of a stomach ache.
What does sulfuric acid combined with water produce?
A more diluted acid.
Will stomach acid dissolve a rubber ball?
Stomach acid will indeed dissolve some rubber balls. Certain rubbers are more susceptible to breaking down in stomach acid than others.
Is vinegar more acidic than the gastric juices from inside your stomach?
No. Vinegar contains acetic acid, a weak organic acid. The gastric juices in you stomach contain hydrochloric acid, which is a strong acid.
