Question
why should the NaOH solution have turned clear more quickly after exercise compared to before exercise by exhaling inside of the glass with NaOH? use the following words or phrases in your explanation: muscles, breathing rate, cellular respiration, and quantity of carbon dioxide
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GPT 3.5
The NaOH solution should have turned clear more quickly after exercise compared to before exercise because when we exercise, our muscles are working harder and require more energy. This increased energy demand is met through cellular respiration, which is the process of breaking down glucose to produce ATP.
During cellular respiration, our breathing rate increases to deliver more oxygen to the muscles and remove carbon dioxide produced as a byproduct of the process. When we exhale inside the glass with NaOH, the carbon dioxide in our breath reacts with the NaOH to form sodium carbonate, causing the solution to turn cloudy.
Therefore, after exercise, our breathing rate is higher and we exhale a greater quantity of carbon dioxide, leading to a faster reaction with the NaOH and a quicker clearing of the solution. This is because more carbon dioxide is being produced and released during cellular respiration when our muscles are working harder, compared to when we are at rest.
During cellular respiration, our breathing rate increases to deliver more oxygen to the muscles and remove carbon dioxide produced as a byproduct of the process. When we exhale inside the glass with NaOH, the carbon dioxide in our breath reacts with the NaOH to form sodium carbonate, causing the solution to turn cloudy.
Therefore, after exercise, our breathing rate is higher and we exhale a greater quantity of carbon dioxide, leading to a faster reaction with the NaOH and a quicker clearing of the solution. This is because more carbon dioxide is being produced and released during cellular respiration when our muscles are working harder, compared to when we are at rest.