2006-12-05 22:05:19 · 8 answers · asked by danielle 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Gastric Acid is mainly composed of Hydrochloric Acid.
2006-12-05 22:19:30 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ lani s 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Gastric acid is, together with several enzymes and the intrinsic factor, one of the main secretions of the stomach. Chemically it is an acid solution consisting mainly of hydrochloric acid, but also containing small quantities of potassium chloride (KCl) and sodium chloride (NaCl).
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2006-12-06 08:34:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hydrochloric acid.
2006-12-06 06:25:19 · answer #3 · answered by ahmad k 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
HCl is secreted by the somach and maintains the pH at 1.5 which is highly acidic.
2006-12-06 10:42:51 · answer #4 · answered by labyrinth 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dilute hydrochloric acid. (dil. HCl)
2006-12-06 06:11:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
there is lots n lotsHCl in gastric juice plus there r some hormones like pepsin n renin r also +nt
its pH is arround 2
2006-12-06 07:52:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
peptic acid.
2006-12-06 08:07:54 · answer #7 · answered by whiteafrican01 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
HCL
2006-12-06 09:30:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋