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Hydrochloric acid is a caustic chemical that can burn your skin — and yet it exists in your stomach. How can this be?

Hydrochloric acid is a caustic chemical that can burn your skin — and yet it exists in your stomach. How can this be?
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Hydrochloric acid is a caustic chemical that can burn your skin — and yet it exists in your stomach. How can this be?

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Your stomach lining protects you against burns.

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