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Acids & Bases

For the first 3 questions of the Warm Up, determine if the statement is “True” or “False”, and if you decide it is “False”, rewrite the statement to make it true.

1. Water is a molecule with a charge.

2. An electrolyte will dissociate in water.

3. A solvent is the substance dissolved into a solute.

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Acids & Bases

For the next 3 questions of the Warm Up, use figure 2-5 on page 28 to answer the questions.

4. Which substance found in the body is most basic, and what is its pH?

5. Which substance found in the body is most acidic, and what is its pH?

6. Is blood basic or acidic?

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Acids & Bases

For the last 3 questions of the Warm Up, use “Mechanisms that Control pH” page 636-7 to answer these questions.

7. Why is blood in the veins more acidic than arterial blood?

8. What happens to strong acids and bases when they enter the blood.

9. What substance usually buffers blood?

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