Question

what role does hydrochloric acid present in your stomach place

Answer 1

mainly kills germs present in stomach and provide acidic medium for different enzymes

Answer 2

Role of HCl in stomach (basically in the process of digestion) is:

1️⃣ It makes the environment of stomach acidic which is essential for the function of digestive enzymes of stomach.

2️⃣ It helps in the conversion of pepsinogen which is an inactive form into an active form called pepsin.

3️⃣ It also kills germs in the food.