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What is the main component of stomach acid? Why do we have stomach acid?
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What is the main component of stomach acid? Why do we have stomach acid?
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What is the main component of stomach acid? Why do we have stomach acid?
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Main component of stomach acid:-
Stomach acid is also called as gastric acid or gastric juice , it is a digestive fluid, formed in the stomach and is composed of hydrochloric acid (HCl) .05–0.1 M (roughly 5,000–10,000 parts per million or 0.5-1%), potassium chloride (KCl) and sodium chloride (NaCl).