Blood in the human body transporting O2 and CO2
CO2(g)+H2O(l)<------>H2CO3(aq)
H2CO3(aq)+H2O(l)<------>HCO3-(aq) + H3O
Extremely rapid breathing decreases the H2CO3 concentration in the blood through increase elimination of dissolved CO2.
Am I correct when I am guessing that the H3O+ concentration in the blood will increase due to a shift to the right of this equation?
2007-02-26 15:07:47 · 2 answers · asked by calculusgirl1979 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
I'm not sure of the consequences, but the dissolved CO2 forms H2CO3, a weak acid known as carbonic acid. There is something about the acid dissociation reaction of H2CO3 to form H3O+ ions.
2007-02-26 15:22:15 · update #1
If H2CO3 conc decreases (equation 1), then the second equation will be pushed to the left to reduce the imbalance, and so the H3O+ concentration will decrease
2007-02-26 15:21:06 · answer #1 · answered by Heather D 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is interesting. What are the consequences of increase in H3O+ ion concentration?
2007-02-26 23:13:43 · answer #2 · answered by Edward 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋