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Why does blood hydrogen ion concentration decrease as the body's metabolic rate decreases?
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∙ 9y ago
As the body's metabolic rate decreases, the amount of CO2 that is released into the blood stream decreases as well. The reduced amount of free CO2 means that there is less interaction with H20 which in turn reduces the amount of carbonic acid in the blood stream. With less carbonic acid, there is less neutralization, then there is less free hydrogen ions in the blood stream.
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What happens to the hydrogen ion concentration as you decrease the pH?
Hydrogen ion concentration increases.
Which substances decrease the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution?
Adding a base the hydrogen concentration decrease.
What does an increase 1 pH number represent?
A decrease in hydrogen ion concentration by factor of 10
What will most likely happen if the hydrogen pump protein in photosystem II is not taking enough H plus ions into the thylakoid?
ATP formation will decrease.(APEX)
When pH decreases does hydrogen ion concentration increase or decrease?
Decreases, because pCO2 is an acid (carbonic acid gas). On the cellular level the CO2 diffuses into the red blood cell (from periferal tissue) and is in the combination with H2O forming H+ and HCO3-: CO2 + H2O <-> H2CO3 <-> H+ + HCO3-. The H+ cannot diffuse out (bigger concentration cause diffusion) of the red blood cell, because its membrane is relatively impermeable to cations. However, the bicarbonate (HCO3-) can diffuse, which leaves hydrogen-ions accumulated in the blood and the pH decreases.
What happens to the hydrogen ion concentration as you decrease the pH?
Hydrogen ion concentration increases.
Which substances decrease the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution?
Adding a base the hydrogen concentration decrease.
Why the acidic character increases with the decrease in pH?
The acidic character increases with decrease in pH because the pH and acidity are both dependent on the hydrogen ion concentration, with pH being the negative log of the hydrogen concentration. So, at the concentration of H+ increases, the negative log of the H+ concentration decreases.
How does CO2 decrease the pH?
Adding water does not always decrease pH. pH is a measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, also called hydronium ions. They are inversely related. More hydrogen ions means a lower pH. A base has a pH greater than 7 (neutral) because it has an increased amount of hydroxide ions which causes a lower amount of hydrogen ions. Adding more water to a base solution causes the concentration of the hydroxide ions to become less, thus due to equilibrium, causing the hydrogen ion concentration to increase. This does cause pH to become less ... decrease. But an acid solution does the exact opposite when water is added. It already has a large concentration of hydrogen ions, but as water is added the concentration decreases and this causes pH to increase.
Why the distances between the lines for the hydrogen spectrum decreases with the decrease in wavelength?
Just one line for hydrogen.
Effect on H concentration in a solution in base?
a base would decrease the ph or hydrogen concentration
Which substances decrease the H ion concentration in an solution?
An acid increase the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution.
What does an increase pH of 1 represent?
A decrease in hydrogen ion concentration by factor of 10
What does an increase of 1 number represent?
A decrease in hydrogen ion concentration by factor of 10
What change will be caused by addition of a small amount of HCl to a solution containing fluoride ions and hydrogen fluoride?
The concentration of fluoride ions will decrease and the concentration of hydrogen fluoride will increase.
What will happen to the hydronium ion concentration and pH of water if hydronium acid is added?
Hydrogen ions will form and the pH of the water will increase.
What does an increase 1 pH number represent?
A decrease in hydrogen ion concentration by factor of 10
