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Gastric, or stomach, acid is composed largely of hydrochloric acid, at a molarity of about 0.16M. While stomach acid is not directly responsible for most digestion that takes place in the stomach, it plays an important role in killing potentially dangerous microorganisms and beginning the breakdown of proteins.
