When the Carbonic Acid-Sodium Bicarbonate Buffer Pair Buffers Lactic Acid

question 16

Multiple Choice

When the carbonic acid-sodium bicarbonate buffer pair buffers lactic acid

• A) the amount of carbonic acid in the blood decreases
• B) the amount of carbonic acid in the blood increases
• C) the amount of bicarbonate in the blood increases
• D) both a and c above

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