Blood Buffer - Experiment, Step 6

Step 6



6. In a critical clinical situation of low pH, sodium bicarbonate may be given intravenously after careful calculation of the appropriate amount necessary. We will simulate this by adding some solid sodium bicarbonate.



Read pH

Record your observations.

Q15: What happened to the pH of the solution?

Q16: Use equilibrium arguments to describe what happened to the pH?



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