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=Alondra & Veronica= = HCl + NaHCO3 → NaCl + H2CO3 = The neutralization of stomach acid is a double displacement.

The neutralization of stomach acid has hydrochloric acid (HCl), which is a colorless solution of hydrogen chloride in water. It is found naturally in gastric acid. Stomach acid also has sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3), which is a white solid that is crystalline. It can also be seen as a fine powder, that has a slightly salty alkaline taste. There is also sodium chloride (NaCl), that is commonly known as salt. Sodium chloride is an ionic compound. Carbonic acid (H2CO3) is an organic compound, which stomach acid also contains. Carbonic acid, is a weak acid, that can form two types of salts; carbonates and bicarbonets.



(Veronica) Stomach acid is important in life because it helps signal digestive juices and enzymes that help break down the food in your stomach. It breaks down the food in your stomach, so your stomach can digest the food. Stomach acid also helps kills the harmful bacteria and parasites that are in the food that you eat. It kills the harmful bacteria and parasites so your stomach does not get a disease. It is also essential to absorbing Vitamin B12, which helps the functioning of the brain, nervous system, and the formation of blood. Stomach acid also reduces food clumps into smaller partices. It needs to reduce the food into small particles because the intestine needs to absorb the nutrients quickly and effectively.

(Alondra) Chemical reactions are evident in almost everything you do, whether it is cooking, burning up gas in a stove, starting up an engine, and many of the other commonly things done in everyday life. If chemical reations did not exist you wouldn't be able to do many of the things you do now. For example, without chemical reactions you won't be able to drive a car. The reason is gasoline is created in a chemical reaction when petroleum is refined to become fuel. You also use chemical reactions when you are cooking food. The chemical reaction C6H12O6 + 6O2 > 6CO2 + 6H2O + ~38 ATP (Cellular Respiration) allows plants to produce oxygen and energy. It also allows animals to breath out carbon dioxide. Green plants use photosynthesis to create sugars and starches. Stomach acid allows your body to digest food by breaking it down and also helps kill bacteria that is harmful.

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