Episode 123: Respiratory and Circulatory Systems Part 2
The Science of Everything Podcast
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Why Blood pH Matters So Much
The amount of carbon oxide in your blood affects the p h. Carbon dioxide isn't just affected by the blood p h and affects the lood p agent, it also affects oxygen. Blood that has a higher amount of carbon dioxide tends to react to form by carbonate releasing protons,. So low p h tends to go along with higher amounts of carbon d oxide. And so all this means is that the presence of carbon oxide contributes to and favors oxygen being released - which is as it should be.
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