Below is a picture of the buffer system used in the blood. Predict what would happen if a person started sprinting as fast as they could. Sprinting causes acids to enter into the blood. The Carbonate-Bicarbonate Buffer System CO2 Air Water pKa = 3.8 10.2 CO2 + H2O \leftrightarrow H2CO3 \leftrightarrow HCO3$^-$ + H$^+$ \leftrightarrow CO3$^{2-}$ + H$^+$ Carbon Dioxide Carbonic Acid Bicarbonate Ion Carbonate Ion 3.3.2carbuffer Acid enters into the blood. It combines with bicarbonate to become carbonate. Acid enters into the blood. It makes the pH lower and more acidic. Acid enters into the blood. It combines with bicarbonate to become carbonic acid. When blood gets to the lungs it is exhaled as carbon dioxide. Acid enters into the blood. It becomes carbonic acid and exits through the lungs as carbon dioxide.d. When blood gets to the lungs it is exhaled as carbon dioxide.
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