Give reasons why gastric juices of mammals are acidic
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gastric juices of stomach are acidic because the enzyme pepsin (which as on proteins)produced in the stomach act only in the acidic medium ,this acidic medium is provided by secrection of HCl in stomach.hence gastric juices are acidic.
it is also considered that gastric medium helps in killing microbes taken in with the food
it is also considered that gastric medium helps in killing microbes taken in with the food
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Due to difference in electronegativites of H and Cl the bond in HCl is polar covalent (According to Chemistry)
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