Another physiological example of an equilibrium system involves the regulation of blood pH. Carbon dioxide in the blood reacts reversibly with water to produce carbonic acid, which dissociates to produce hydronium and bicarbonate ions: CO2 (aq) + H2O (l)    ⇔     H2CO3 (aq)      ⇔     H3O+ (aq) + HCO3-(aq) Which of the following statement/s is/are TRUE? During strenuous exercise, the amount of carbon dioxide produced by the cells increases as a result of high metabolic activity. The increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood causes a shift to the right in this equilibrium to produce more carbonic acid. When this happens, the pH level of the blood increases as hydronium ion concentration increases. One of the body's responses to this imbalance in blood pH is to increase the rate of breathing so more carbon dioxide gas is exhaled from the lungs, thus shifting the equilibrium back to the left and raising the pH back to normal levels.

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Another physiological example of an equilibrium system involves the regulation of blood pH. Carbon dioxide in the blood reacts reversibly with water to produce carbonic acid, which dissociates to produce hydronium and bicarbonate ions:

CO2 (aq) + H2O (l)    ⇔     H2CO3 (aq)      ⇔     H3O+ (aq) + HCO3-(aq)

Which of the following statement/s is/are TRUE?

  1. During strenuous exercise, the amount of carbon dioxide produced by the cells increases as a result of high metabolic activity.
  2. The increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood causes a shift to the right in this equilibrium to produce more carbonic acid. When this happens, the pH level of the blood increases as hydronium ion concentration increases.
  3. One of the body's responses to this imbalance in blood pH is to increase the rate of breathing so more carbon dioxide gas is exhaled from the lungs, thus shifting the equilibrium back to the left and raising the pH back to normal levels.

 

   

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