SSC CPO SI and ASI Model Paper 5

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Concentrated hydrochloric acid is corrosive in nature. Our stomach produces a lot of this acid and still remains unburnt. How?

The acid gets used up as soon as it is produced.
Mucus produced in the stomach forms a protective coating along its inner surface and protects it from corrosive action of the acid.
The inner surface of the stomach is thick and resistant to acids.
The acid produced in the stomach is different from the acid we have in the labs.

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