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Assertion (A): Hydrochloric acid helps in the digestion of food in the stomach.

Reason (R): Hydrochloric acid creates an acidic medium to activate protein digesting enzymes.

  1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
  2. Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A.
  3. A is true but R is false.
  4. A is false but R is true.

Hydrogen Chloride

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Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

Reason — The hydrochloric acid creates an acidic medium which facilitates the action of the enzyme pepsin by activating it.

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