Chemistry for Today: General, Organic, and Biochemistry
Chemistry for Today: General, Organic, and Biochemistry
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Author: Spencer L. Seager, Michael R. Slabaugh, Maren S. Hansen
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 25, Problem 25.30E
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The respiratory mechanism for controlling the blood pH level is to be described.

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The normal pH of blood lies between 7.35 and 7.45. The pH of blood can increase or decrease when acid or base is added to it. Alkalosis and acidosis are the two conditions which arises when the change in the pH of blood occurs.

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