3. Normally the pH of the human body is fixed in a very narrow rangebetween 7.35 and 7.45. A patient with an acidotic blood pH of 7.3 maybe treated with an alkali such as sodium hydrogen carbonate. Whywould this treatment raise the pH of the blood?

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3. Normally the pH of the human body is fixed in a very narrow range between 7.35 and 7.45. A patient with an acidotic blood pH of 7.3 may be treated with an alkali such as sodium hydrogen carbonate. Why would this treatment raise the pH of the blood?