Chapter 53, Problem 2.1CT

Use the following carbonic acid-bicarbonate buffer system equation to identify the direction (to the right or to the left) the equation would move as a corrective homeostatic response by the respiratory system to acidosis: ${\text{CO}}_{\text{2}}{\text{+ H}}_{\text{2}}\text{O }\leftarrow \to {\text{H}}_2{\text{CO}}_{\text{3}}{}^{-}{\text{ + HCO}}_{\text{3}}{}^{-}{\text{+ H}}^{+}$ Explain.