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The PH of Blood Is 7

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The pH of blood is 7.35. It is maintained in part by the buffer system composed of carbonic acid (H2CO3) and the bicarbonate (hydrogen carbonate, HCO3¯) ion. What is the ratio of [bicarbonate]/[carbonic acid] at this pH? For carbonic acid, Ka1 = 4.2 * 10¯7


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