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The Buffering System of the Blood Is Shown Below

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The buffering system of the blood is shown below. Which of the following equations represents the reaction that occurs when hydroxide is added to this buffer? The buffering system of the blood is shown below. Which of the following equations represents the reaction that occurs when hydroxide is added to this buffer? A) CO<sub>2</sub> + <font face= symbol ><sup></sup></font>OH → CO<sub>3</sub><sup>2</sup><font face= symbol ><sup></sup></font> +<sub> </sub>H<sup>+</sup> B) H<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub> + <font face= symbol ><sup></sup></font>OH → HCO<sub>3</sub><font face= symbol ><sup></sup></font> + H<sub>2</sub>O C) HCO<sub>3</sub><font face= symbol ><sup></sup></font> + <font face= symbol ><sup></sup></font>OH → CO<sub>3</sub><sup>2</sup><font face= symbol ><sup></sup></font> + H<sub>2</sub>O D) HCO<sub>3</sub><font face= symbol ><sup></sup></font> + <font face= symbol ><sup></sup></font>OH → CO<sub>2</sub> + H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> E) H<sub>3</sub>O<sup>+</sup> + <font face= symbol ><sup></sup></font>OH → 2 H<sub>2</sub>O


A) CO2 + OH → CO32 + H+
B) H2CO3 + OH → HCO3 + H2O
C) HCO3 + OH → CO32 + H2O
D) HCO3 + OH → CO2 + H2O2
E) H3O+ + OH → 2 H2O

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