Section 2 Flashcards
1
Q
What is the blood pH?
A
7.4
2
Q
Metabolism produces acid each day in the form of what?
A
CO2
3
Q
What determines the strength of a hydrogen bond?
A
Distance
4
Q
How does hydrogen bonds differ from covalent?
A
Covalent requires an enzyme to be formed or broken, where hydrogen bonds dont
5
Q
What is the concentration of H+ in pure water?
A
1 x 10^(-7)
6
Q
Can you use strong acids for buffers?
A
No
7
Q
How does one determine the strength of an acid?
A
Number of protons that exist after dissociation
8
Q
How do you find the acceptor/donor ratio of a titration curve?
A
- Use pH=pKa + log(base/acid)
- Plug in given pH and pKa
- Find out what the whole log(base/acid) equals to.
- Then find out just the (base/acid) ratio equals to
9
Q
What is the intracellular buffering system?
A
(HPO4/H2PO4)
10
Q
What is the blood buffering system?
A
(H2CO3/HCO3)
