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The bicarbonate ion acts as a buffer to maintain the normal levels of acidity (pH) in blood and other fluids in the body.
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What are bicarbonates found in?
Bicarbonates can be found in all body fluid and all of the organs in a body. They are extremely important because they balance acids and bases withing the body.
Are bicarbonates organic and inorganic and why?
bicarbonates are generally inorganic because there is no carbon-hydrogen bond in them (which is one of the criteria for a molecule to be organic)
Is carbon a organic compound in your body?
yes carbon is a part of organic compound. but there are inorganic compounds also containing carbon (such as carbonates, bicarbonates etc).
What do bicarbonates do in the GI tract?
Neutralize acids.
Is saying carbonate compound the same as saying bicarbonate?
No, carbonates and bicarbonates contain different, though somewhat similar ions. (CO32- in carbonates, HCO3- in bicarbonates
What do bicarbonates decompose into when added to acids?
Sodium carbonate
Sodium bicarbonates effect on uric acid?
There is no connection
Bicarbonates are useful in the GI tract to?
neutralize hydrochloric acid
What form does carbon take in oceans?
Bicarbonates,carbonates and organic molecules
How do bicarbonates influence biotic factors?
They buffer cells from extremes of pH
Why carbonates and bi carbonates are not organic compound?
An organic compound is one where carbon is bonded to at least one hydrogen atom. In carbonates and bicarbonates the carbon is bonded to oxygen, in carbon disulphide it is bonded to sulfur.
Do antacid tablets form salts?
Antacids are hydroxides or salts as cabonates and bicarbonates.
