Blood is buffered by carbonic acid and the bicarbonate ion. Normal blood plasma is 0.024
Chapter 16, Problem 55(choose chapter or problem)
Blood is buffered by carbonic acid and the bicarbonate ion. Normal blood plasma is 0.024 M in HCO3 - and 0.0012 M H2CO3 ( pKa1 for H2CO3 at body temperature is 6.1). a. What is the pH of blood plasma? b. If the volume of blood in a normal adult is 5.0 L, what mass of HCl can be neutralized by the buffering system in blood before the pH falls below 7.0 (which would result in death)? c. Given the volume from part (b), what mass of NaOH can be neutralized before the pH rises above 7.8?
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