Question

X is an acid present in the stomach that helps to kill germs in food and to
protect the stomach from the acid X , Y is present in the stomach. Identify X
and Y . Also give the function of digestive juices present in the stomach.

Answer 1

Explanation:

The acid present in the Stomach is called hydrochloric acid

Hydrochloric acid is a very dangerous acid with a pH of somewhat 1-2

which is highly acidic and can damage your stomach.

There is a substance called mucus which is present on the walls of the stomach

This prevents The acid from eating away the whole stomach.

The function of hydrochloric acid is to activate the enzyme pepsinogen which gets converted to pepsin which helps in digestion of proteins.

Pepsin can act only in the acidic environment

Hydrochloric acid also does not let bacteria to live here and kills them.

So according to these statements X will be hydrochloric acid and Y will be MUCUS.

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