Hydrochloric acid helps _____ work.

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Paolo Raez · Answer 1 · 2023-09-14T12:15:07+0000

Hydrochloric acid is produced in the STOMACH which helps in the digestion of food. The hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice breaks down the food and the digestive enzymes split up the proteins. Hydrochloric acid contributes to protein digestion by supplying H+ which activates pepsinogen, the precursor to pepsin.

Hydrochloric acid helps _____ work.

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