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One of the Buffers That Contributes to PH Stability in Human

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One of the buffers that contributes to pH stability in human blood is carbonic acid (H2CO3) . Carbonic acid is a weak acid that, when placed in an aqueous solution, dissociates into a bicarbonate ion (HCO3-) and a hydrogen ion (H+) . Thus,
H2CO3 ↔ HCO3- + H+
If the pH of the blood increases, one would expect


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