When the food you eat encounters the gastric juice in your stomach, chemical reactions help break down the food. Explain what you think happens to matter, such as a food, when it undergoes a chemical reaction
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Step 1: When food enters the stomach, it encounters gastric juice which contains hydrochloric acid and enzymes like pepsin. Show more…
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