Life: The Science of Biology
Life: The Science of Biology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781319010164
Author: David E. Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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The chemical reaction, which is a reverse of the ionization of carbonic acid (HCO3) in blood and to determine whether there would be a change in the blood pH (potential of hydrogen), on an addition of a small amount of acetoacetic acid.

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Blood acts as the buffer system in our body. It helps in the transport of oxygen to tissues that get disrupted by even a small change in the pH of blood. The carbon dioxide (CO2) released during the cellular respiration decreases the blood pH.

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