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    Sep 4, 2011, 09:07 PM
    What would happen to the body's acidity if additional HCO3- was given to a patient?
    HCO3- + H+ -> <- H2CO3

    What would happen to the body's acidity if additional HCO3- was given to a patient? (see equation above)
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    Sep 5, 2011, 08:44 AM
    Have you heard about Le Chatelier's Principle?

    Along the big lines, it states that a reaction in equilibrium will oppose any change that is applied to it.

    So, if you add more HCO3-, the equilibrium will shift so as to decrease the amount of HCO3-. What do you think will happen to the amount of H+ (which accounts for acidity)? :)
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