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Breathing rapidly (hyperventilation) or slowly (hyperventilation) are ways the body may become unbalanced or attempt to compensate an imbalanced blood pH. The blood's normal pH is 7.35-7.45.

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is acts to acidify the blood (lower the pH). Therefore, hyperventilating (deceasing the CO2 contained in the blood) increases blood pH. Inversely, hypoventilation creates a decline in blood pH.

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