Submitted by SonicPixels t3_zxtswi in askscience
SonicPixels OP t1_j274t1n wrote
Reply to comment by Ferocious_Armadillo in If stomach acid id HCl then what happens when you drink water? by SonicPixels
Woa thats cool, thanks for the explanation! If im understanding this correctly, the OH- and H3O+ molecules formed from water by the buffer basically serve to control the pH of your blood?
Ferocious_Armadillo t1_j2756ks wrote
“Controlling the blood” is what buffers do (for blood pH).
Buffers don’t split water into H3O+ and OH-, that happens from stomach acid… buffers are in your blood… (and water has already been split into H3O+ and OH- before those molecules get to the buffers).
SonicPixels OP t1_j275b7s wrote
Ohhhh i gochu now, thanks!
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