PRINCIPLES OF LIFE
PRINCIPLES OF LIFE
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781319017712
Author: HILLIS
Publisher: MAC HIGHER
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Chapter 2.5, Problem 2RA

a.

Summary Introduction

To find: The effects associated with the removal of carbon dioxide on the pH of the blood.

Introduction: Humans breathe in air that contains around 20% oxygen, 78% nitrogen and 0.04% of carbon dioxide. In human tissues, carbon dioxide is also produced as a byproduct of chemical reactions in the blood. The dissolved carbon dioxide is removed from the blood by ionizing in water.

B.

Summary Introduction

To find: The chemical reactions associated with the restoration of pH of the blood.

Introduction: The pH of the blood is around 7.4. In human blood the bicarbonate buffer system acts as an acid-base homeostatic mechanism that maintains the balance of carbon dioxide, bicarbonate ion and carbonic acid.

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