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A person suffering from anxiety begins breathing rapidly and as a result suffers alkalosis...

A person suffering from anxiety begins breathing rapidly and as a result suffers alkalosis, an increase in blood pH (a) Using Equation 17.10, explain how rapid breathing can cause the pH of blood to increase (b) One cure for this problem is breathing in a paper bag. Why does this procedure lower blood pH?

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