A patient with respiratory alkalosis has a blood plasma pH of 7.58. What is the #[H_3O^+]# of the blood plasma?

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anor277
Nov 29, 2016

#pH=-log_10[H_3O^+]#. Here #[H_3O^+]# #=# #10^(-7.58)*mol*L^-1#

Explanation:

Here #[H_3O^+]# #=# #10^(-7.58)*mol*L^-1=2.6xx10^-8*mol*L^-1#.

#[HO^-]#, so I presume, is elevated with this condition. What is #[HO^-]# here? What do you think it should be?

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