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Discussion Forum : Chemistry - Section 1 (Q.No. 25)
Chemistry
25.
The main use of salt in the diet is to
make the taste of food better
produce in small amounts the hydrochloric acid required for the digestion of food
ease the process of cooking
increase the solubility of food particles in water
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ABC said:   1 decade ago
Yes, but why should we eat NaCl? We get chloride ions from other sources as well for preparation of HCl by the stomach.
Anaele Victor said:   1 decade ago
It is because during digestion, the stomach produces a chemical substance called Hydrochloric acid which helps to disinfect micro-organism in the food eaten and the substance called salt helps to play a vital role in this process of digestion.
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