n and leaving a
             -at equilibrium water is not dissociated
             -at equilibrium in pure water at 25oC [H+] = [OH-]
             -acids are substances that increase the relative [H+] and remove OH-
             because it tends to combine with H+ to form water
             - if [H+] * [OH-] , it is acidic and has a pH between 0 and 7
             -bases are substances that reduce the relative [H+] in a solution
             -if [H+] * [OH-] , it is basic and has a pH greater than 7
             -buffers are important in the body to keep the pH range between 6 and 8
             -pH of blood is between 7.34 and 7.44
             -mustn’t shift below 7.2 or acidosis will occur
             -some body zones may have a pH as low as 0.5 or as high as 10
             -buffers minimize sudden changes and are a combo of hydrogen donors and
             -ions are accepted when in excess and donated when in short supply
             -in biological systems an example is the bicarbonate buffer
             -in response to a rise in pH, the carbonic acid dissociates to form a
             -if there is a drop, it is reversed (pH up = to right, pH down = to left)
             -equilibrium is established but it is always moving to the left or the right
             -other body buffers include protein molecules which donate and accept
             -most of the rest of organisms is made up of carbon based compounds like
             carbs, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids
             -carbon compounds are known as organic
             -vitalism is the belief in a life force outside the control of chemical laws
             -this has been disproved as water, ammonia, hydrogen and methane have
             been combined in a lab to form organic substances
             -C+H+N = amino acids, urea, proteins, lipids
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