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During stress or trauma, a person can start to hyperventilate. The person may then be instructed to breathe into a paper bag to avoid fainting.
- a. How does Mood pH change during hyperventilation?
- b. In which direction will the bicarbonate equilibrium shift during hyperventilation ?
- c. What is this condition called?
- d. How does breathing into a paper bag help return the Mood pH to normal?
- e. In which direction will the bicarbonate equilibrium shift as the pH returns to normal?
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GENERAL, ORGANIC, AND BIOLOGICAL CHEMIS
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- Several acids are listed here with their respective equilibrium constants: C6H5OH(aq) + H2O() H3O+(aq) + C6H5O(aq) Ka = 1.3 1010 HCO2H(aq) + H2O() H3O+(aq) + HCO2(aq) Ka = 1.8 104 HC2O4(aq) H2O() H3O+(aq) + C2O42(aq) Ka = 6.4 105 (a) Which is the strongest acid? Which is the weakest acid? (b) Which acid has the weakest conjugate base? (c) Which acid has the strongest conjugate base?arrow_forwardFor conjugate acidbase pairs, how are Ka and Kb related? Consider the reaction of acetic acid in water CH3CO2H(aq)+H2O(l)CH3CO2(aq)+H3O+(aq) where Ka = 1.8 105 a. Which two bases are competing for the proton? b. Which is the stronger base? c. In light of your answer to part b. why do we classify the acetate ion (CH3CO2) as a weak base? Use an appropriate reaction to justify your answer. In general, as base strength increases, conjugate acid strength decreases. Explain why the conjugate acid of the weak base NH3 is a weak acid. To summarize, the conjugate base of a weak acid is a weak base and the conjugate acid of a weak base is a weak acid (weak gives you weak). Assuming Ka for a monoprotic strong acid is 1 106, calculate Kb for the conjugate base of this strong acid. Why do conjugate bases of strong acids have no basic properties in water? List the conjugate bases of the six common strong acids. To tie it all together, some instructors have students think of Li+, K+, Rb+, Cs+, Ca2+, Sr2+, and Ba2+ as the conjugate acids of the strong bases LiOH, KOH. RbOH, CsOH, Ca(OH)2, Sr(OH)2, and Ba(OH)2. Although not technically correct, the conjugate acid strength of these cations is similar to the conjugate base strength of the strong acids. That is, these cations have no acidic properties in water; similarly, the conjugate bases of strong acids have no basic properties (strong gives you worthless). Fill in the blanks with the correct response. The conjugate base of a weak acid is a_____base. The conjugate acid of a weak base is a_____acid. The conjugate base of a strong acid is a_____base. The conjugate acid of a strong base is a_____ acid. (Hint: Weak gives you weak and strong gives you worthless.)arrow_forwardThe Kb values for ammonia and methylamine are 1.8 105 and 4.4 104, respectively. Which is the stronger acid, NH4+ or CH3NH3+?arrow_forward
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