Interpretation : Rapid breathing leads to abnormally high blood pH is to be explained. Slow breathing leads to abnormally low blood pH is to be explained.
Concept Introduction : The negative logarithm of the concentration of hydrogen ions is the pH of a solution. The formula to calculate pH is given as
Answer to Problem 113A
Rapid breathing leads to abnormally high blood pH due to a decrease of
Explanation of Solution
The important buffer system in the blood is the hydrogen carbonate ion-carbonic buffer system.
The buffer system takes place by the following reactions:
There is the production of carbon dioxide by the reactions in the cell.
The excess carbon dioxide is released through the lung.
In rapid breathing, there is a large amount of carbon dioxide released.
There is the shift in equilibrium that cause the concentrations of
Due to the loss of
In slow breathing, there is no release of carbon dioxide.
Due to no release of carbon dioxide, the concentrations of
Due to the higher concentration of
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