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Textbook Solutions for Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change

Chapter 19 Problem 19.117

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The normal pH of blood is 7.40 ? 0.05 and is controlled in part by the H2CO3/HCO3 buffer system. (a) Assuming that the Ka value for carbonic acid at 25 C applies to blood, what is the [H2CO3]/[HCO3 ] ratio in normal blood? (b) In a condition called acidosis, the blood is too acidic. What is the [H2CO3]/[HCO3 ] ratio in a patient whose blood pH is 7.20? 1

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Title Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change 5 
Author Martin S. Silberberg
ISBN 9780077216504

The normal pH of blood is 7.40 0.05 and is controlled in

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