Question
A patient with severe metabolic acidosis has a blood plasma pH of 6.72. What is the [H; 0+] of the blood plasma?
Express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.
Express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.
Answers
GPT 3.5
To find the [H+] concentration, we can take the negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration.
pH = -log[H+]
To isolate [H+], we can rearrange the equation:
[H+] = 10^(-pH)
[H+] = 10^(-6.72)
[H+] ≈ 1.94 × 10^(-7)
Therefore, the [H+] concentration of the blood plasma is approximately 1.94 × 10^(-7) mol/L.
pH = -log[H+]
To isolate [H+], we can rearrange the equation:
[H+] = 10^(-pH)
[H+] = 10^(-6.72)
[H+] ≈ 1.94 × 10^(-7)
Therefore, the [H+] concentration of the blood plasma is approximately 1.94 × 10^(-7) mol/L.