Assertion :Hydrochloric acid does not digest the stomach wall. Reason: Hydrochloric acid is unable to denature the proteins.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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D
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Solution
The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
HCl does not digest the stomach wall because the mucus secreted by the mucus neck cell protect the wall from excoriation by the highly concentrated HCl. HCl denature the proteins so that the enzyme pepsin can act on it. So, the assertion is correct while the reason is wrong.