What is the function of hydrochloric acid present in our stomach?
What is an acid?
Name an antacid
During indigestion antacids gives us relieve.What is the name of this process?
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Answer 1:
The hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice breaks down the food and the digestive enzymes split up the proteins.The acidic gastric juice also kills bacteria.The mucus covers the stomach wall with a protective coating.
Answer 2:
An acid is any hydrogen-containing substance that is capable of donating a proton(hydrogen ion)to another substance.
Answer 3:
Name of an antacid is Magnesium hydroxide(Milk of magnesia).
Answer 4:
During indigestion,our stomach produces too much acid and this causes irritation.Hence,when we take a base it neutralises the effect of the excess acid and relieves us from the irritation and indigestion.
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to digest food
Explanation:
this fluid is present in stomach, food reaches in stomach and this fluid digest this food and convert in pooo
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