To prove it, try this
char myChars[] = "1234567890";
void setup()
{
Serial.begin(9600);
output();
myChars[7] = '\0';
output();
myChars[5] = 0;
output();
}
void loop()
{
}
void output()
{
Serial.println(myChars);
for (int i = 0;i <= 10;i++)
{
Serial.println(myChars[i],HEX);
}
Serial.println();
}