There is a buffer system in blood H2PO4- - HPO42- that helps keep the blood pH at 7.40. (KaH2PO4- = 6.2 x 10-8) . (a) Calculate the [H2PO4-] I [HPO42-] ratio at the normal pH of blood. (b) What percentage of the HPO42- ions are converted to H2PO4- when the pH is 7.00? (c) What percentage of the H2PO4-ions are converted to HPO42- when the pH is 8.00?

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There is a buffer system in blood H2PO4- - HPO42- that helps keep the blood pH at 7.40. (KaH2PO4- = 6.2 x 10-8) .

(a) Calculate the [H2PO4-] I [HPO42-] ratio at the normal pH of blood.

(b) What percentage of the HPO42- ions are converted to H2PO4- when the pH is 7.00?

(c) What percentage of the H2PO4-ions are converted to HPO42- when the pH is 8.00?

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