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No. Dilute hydrochloric acid (about 0.5%) is found in the stomach. When food enters the small intestine, the remaining acid is neutralized by bile from the liver, which is basic with a pH of about 8.0 when it enters the bile duct. Bile does contain some weak acids.

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