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Charla’s blood ph level is 7.3. how will her body most likely respond?

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D. Her kidneys will release substances to neutralize the blood.

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The normal pH is slightly higher than this, at 7.41. Therefore, to increase the pH, the kidneys will start to reabsorb bicarbonate ions from the blood, causing the following equilibrium to shift to the right and the pH reducing carbon dioxide to be removed.
H₂O + CO₂ ↔ H⁺ + HCO₃⁻
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