Discussion Forum: Acid/Base Titrations 19 19
Complete your required discussion prompt:
1. Describe the blood hydrogen carbonate buffer system. What happens when blood acidity rises? Show the equation.
2. What happens when the blood becomes more alkaline? Show the equation.
3. Distinguish between strong and weak acid. List some clinical uses of these acids and write equations for their dissociation in water.
4. Did you find any of these to be a challenge? Why or why not?

The characteristic of two different types of reactions are shown below. reaction a: electrons are gained by the atoms of an element. reaction b: protons are lost by the atom of and element. which statement is true about the atoms of the elements that participate in the two reactions? a: their identity changes in both reaction a and b. b: their identity changes in reaction a but not b. c: their identity changes in reaction b but not a. d: their identity remains the same.