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Ph balance?

SWEETnessA asked:

When you digest fish from your Fish taco in the stomach, certain cells in the stomach secrete an acid to aid in the digestion of the fish. The pH of this acid is?

QUESTION ANSWERS
6.5

1.0

7.4

6.0

7.2

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3 Comments

  1. Cybeq wrote:

    I would have thought it was higher than all the number you wrote. But I guess it would be 7.4 since that’s the highest. ph of 7 is neutral.

    Sunday, April 4, 2010 at 7:40 pm | Permalink
  2. zrogerz69 wrote:

    the answer is 1

    stomache acid is highly acidic, and is not a base, as the person above me suggested

    Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 11:44 am | Permalink
  3. Bob S wrote:

    Are we talking about gastric acid?
    2-3 normally, before getting diluted in the lumen it can be as low as 0.8 I believe.

    Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at 10:26 am | Permalink