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Given that blood is buffered by carbonic acid and the bicarbonate ion. Normal blood plasma is  in  and    for  at body temperature is .

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.

Let be the amount of that was added, then the salt reacts back to produce carbonic acid again.

Applying the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation: 

 

 

Use logarithm rules:

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Principles of Chemistry Molecular Approach
3rd Edition, 2014
Tro
ISBN: 9780321971944

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