BRAINCAKEControlling the pH of Blood
Human blood plasma has to be between 7.35 and 7.45. The pH is controlled in part by the carbonic acid-hydrogen carbonate buffer.
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Key terms in this lesson
- conjugate base
- The species left when an acid donates a proton to a base.
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