[4] pH=pK, +log; or pOH =pK, +log [HA] [BH* [B] Blood plasma has a pH of 7.40. If we assume that the buffer system is HCO3/H₂CO3 what ratios of base and acid must it have. (K₁ = 4.2 × 10-7). Show your work.

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Problem 8.60P: 8-60 How is the buffer capacity affected by the ratio of the conjugate base to the conjugate acid?
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[4]
[HA]
pH=pK₂ + log
or pOH = pk + log
[BH]
[B]
Blood plasma has a pH of 7.40. If we assume that the buffer system is
HCO3 /H₂CO3 what ratios of base and acid must it have. (K₁ = 4.2 × 10˚7).
Show your work.
Transcribed Image Text:Useful equation: [4] [HA] pH=pK₂ + log or pOH = pk + log [BH] [B] Blood plasma has a pH of 7.40. If we assume that the buffer system is HCO3 /H₂CO3 what ratios of base and acid must it have. (K₁ = 4.2 × 10˚7). Show your work.
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