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What would happen if HCl were not secreted in the stomach?

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Non-secretion of HCl in the stomach will result in the following.
(i) Food will not become soft, and so it will not be easily broken in stomach.
(ii) Microbes will grow in stomach, and cause fermentation.
(iii) Milk will not be curdled.
(iv) Pepsinogen will not be changed into pepsin.
(v) Pepsin will not be able to bring digestion of proteins.
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