Question

If hydrochloric acid is a mineral acid and all mineral acids are man made then how can hydrochloric acid be present in the stomach of a man

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

the PH of gastric acid is 1.5 to 3.5 in the human stomach lumen, tne acidity being maintained by the proton pump H positive upon K positive AT Pase... Hydrocholoric acid activates pepsinogen into the enzyme pepsin, which then helps digestion by breaking the bonds linking amino acids, a process known as proteolysis.