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What acid does the stomach produce?
Gastric juice is made up of digestive enzymes, hydrochloric acid and other substances that are important for absorbing nutrients – about 3 to 4 liters of gastric juice are produced per day. The hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice breaks down the food and the digestive enzymes split up the proteins.
Where is phosphoric acid found?
Phosphoric acid can be found in soft drinks, dairy products like milk, cottage cheese, and buttermilk, and other processed foods like cereal bars, flavored waters, bottled coffee beverages, and processed meats.
What does phosphoric acid do to the stomach?
Ingestion: Can burn the lips, tongue, throat and stomach. Symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps and diarrhea. Permanent damage can result. Effects of Long-Term (Chronic) Exposure: At low concentrations: Can cause dry, red, cracked skin (dermatitis) following skin contact.
Why is my stomach acidic?
The main component of stomach acid is hydrochloric acid. The lining of your stomach naturally secretes stomach acid. This secretion is controlled both by hormones and your nervous system. Sometimes your stomach can produce too much stomach acid, which can lead to several unpleasant symptoms.
How does stomach acid stay in your stomach?
Your stomach protects itself from being digested by its own enzymes, or burnt by the corrosive hydrochloric acid, by secreting sticky, neutralising mucus that clings to the stomach walls.
What is the name of h3po4?
Phosphoric acid
Phosphoric acid/IUPAC ID
Orthophosphoric acid, H3PO4, is usually called simply phosphoric… Phosphoric acid forms three classes of salts corresponding to replacement of one, two, or three hydrogen atoms.
What is the difference between phosphorus and phosphoric acid?
Phosphorus and phosphoric acid are two forms of acids containing the chemical element phosphorous (P). The key difference between Phosphorus and phosphoric acid is that Phosphorus acid (IUPAC name: Phosphonic acid) is diprotic whereas phosphoric acid (IUPAC name: Trihydroxidooxidophosphorus) is triprotic.