What is hydrochloric acid?
Hydrochloric acid is a type of strong inorganic acid that refers to a type of aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride. (2), source
Hydrochloric acid is also known as muriatic acid. (2)
Hydrochloric acid is a part of gastric acid. (2)
Where is hydrochloric acid located?
in the stomach
Hyrochloric Acid and Humans
What does hydrochloric acid do for humans?
remove vitamin B12 from the food it was in (1)
What produces hydrochloric acid?
parietal cells in the gastric glands of the stomach (3)
What does it look like?
it is a colorless solution (2)
What does it smell like?
it has a distinctive pungent smell (2)
Resources
1. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22831-vitamin-b12-deficiency
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrochloric_acid
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastric_acid
