Phosphate buffers are important in regulating the pH of intracellular fluids. If the concentration ratio of H2PO4-

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Phosphate buffers are important in regulating the pH of intracellular fluids. If the concentration ratio of H2PO4- to HPO42- in a sample of intracellular fluid is 1.1; 1, what is the pH of this sample of intracellular fluid?
H2PO4-(aq) ⇌ HPO42-(aq) + H+(aq) Ka = 6.2 × 10-8
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Chemical Principles

ISBN: 978-1111580650

7th edition

Authors: Steven S. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

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