antacids may neutralize too much stomach acid, which causes an imbalance in the bicarbonate equilibrium in the blood. CO₂(g) + 2H₂O(l) H3O+ (aq) + HCO3(aq) 9.60 A person who overdoses on a. How does blood pH change when this occurs? b. In which direction will the bicarbonate equilib- rium shift during an Alka-Seltzer overdose? c. What is this condition called? d. To treat severe forms of this condition, patients are administered NH4Cl, which acts as a weak acid. How does this restore the bicarbonate equilibrium? e. In which direction will the bicarbonate equilib- rium shift as the pH returns to normal?

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may
neutralize
9.60 A person who overdoses on antacids
too much stomach acid, which causes an imbalance
in the bicarbonate equilibrium in the blood.
CO₂(g) + 2H₂O(1) =
H3O+ (aq) + HCO3(aq)
a. How does blood pH change when this occurs?
b. In which direction will the bicarbonate equilib-
rium shift during an Alka-Seltzer overdose?
c. What is this condition called?
d. To treat severe forms of this condition, patients
are administered NH4Cl, which acts as a weak
acid. How does this restore the bicarbonate
equilibrium?
e. In which direction will the bicarbonate equilib-
rium shift as the pH returns to normal?
Transcribed Image Text:may neutralize 9.60 A person who overdoses on antacids too much stomach acid, which causes an imbalance in the bicarbonate equilibrium in the blood. CO₂(g) + 2H₂O(1) = H3O+ (aq) + HCO3(aq) a. How does blood pH change when this occurs? b. In which direction will the bicarbonate equilib- rium shift during an Alka-Seltzer overdose? c. What is this condition called? d. To treat severe forms of this condition, patients are administered NH4Cl, which acts as a weak acid. How does this restore the bicarbonate equilibrium? e. In which direction will the bicarbonate equilib- rium shift as the pH returns to normal?
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