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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 considered inorganic compounds because they do not contain carbon-hydrogen (C-H) bonds, which are characteristic of organic compounds. Bicarbonates, like sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3), consist of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen atoms bonded together in a specific arrangement. Because they lack C-H bonds, they are categorized as inorganic compounds.
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
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
Do antacid tablets form salts?
Antacids are hydroxides or salts as cabonates and bicarbonates.
Was the hardness of water increased or decreased by boiling?
1. Only the temporary hardness of water (caused by bicarbonates) is decreased by boiling: bicarbonates were transformed in insoluble carbonates and these compounds become a precipitate. 2. The permanent hardness is not influenced by temperature.
What are the elements found in water?
Hard water contains carbonates and bicarbonates of calcium and Magnesium.
