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For the minimum and maximum allowed pH values of blood, calculate the following ratios (you may use relevant Ka values that are tabulated for 25C in Appendix D of your textbook):
[Species #1] / [Phosphoric Acid]
[Species #2] / [Phosphoric Acid]
[Species #3] / [Phosphoric Acid]
Appendix D says: Phosphoric Acid H3PO4 Ka1 7.5 x 10 ^ -3 Ka2 6.2 x 10 ^-8 Ka3 4.2 x 10 ^-13
pH of blood ranges from 7.35 to 7.45
Using pH = 7.35
pH = pKa1 + log( [Species #1] / [Phosphoric Acid] )
7.35 = pKa1 + log[Species #1] / [Phosphoric Acid]
7.35 = 2.125 + log[Species #1] / [Phosphoric Acid]
[Species #1] / [Phosphoric Acid] = 10^5.225 = 1.68 x 10^5
pH = pKa2 + log [Species #2] / [Phosphoric Acid]
7.35 = pKa2 + log [Species #2] / [Phosphoric Acid]
7.35 = 7.207 + log [Species #2] / [Phosphoric Acid]
[Species #2] / [Phosphoric Acid] = 10^0.143 = 1.39
pH = pKa3 + log [Species #3] / [Phosphoric Acid]
7.35 = 12.38 + log [Species #3] / [Phosphoric Acid]
[Species #3] / [Phosphoric Acid] = 10^(-5.03) = 9.33 x 10^-6
With pH = 7.45
pH = pKa1 + log( [Species #1] / [Phosphoric Acid] )
7.45 = 2.12 + log( [Species #1] / [Phosphoric Acid] )
( [Species #1] / [Phosphoric Acid] ) = 10^5.33 = 2.14 x 10^5
pH = pKa2 + log [Species #2] / [Phosphoric Acid]
7.45 = 7.207 + log [Species #2] / [Phosphoric Acid]
[Species #2] / [Phosphoric Acid] = 1.747
pH = pKa3 + log [Species #3] / [Phosphoric Acid]
7.45 = 12.38 + log [Species #3] / [Phosphoric Acid]
[Species #3] / [Phosphoric Acid] = 1.18 x 10^-5