8. A chemistry student accidentally spills chlorine bleach into a dilute acid. The mixture reacts and produces fumes that are inhaled by the student and that reduce his ventilation. You know that the gaseous chemical produced is a base (i.e., it releases OH- in an aqueous solution). You also know that the chemical is absorbed into the bloodstream at the alveoli. Explain why the student’s ventilation is reduced.
A chemistry student accidentally spills chlorine bleach into a dilute acid. The mixture reacts and produces...
The poisonous gas is taking over the oxygen.The body sences this but is not able to tell the difference between the poison and the oxygen.The body thinks oxygen is still present which in all reality the oxygen has decreased going to the brain and has beenreplaced by the poison which causes respitory distress due to the lack of o2 to the brain.This distress if not corrected quickly will lead respirtory arrest and cause death.
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Reply:Putting aside chemical formulas and my knowledge is a bit rusty, but here' my best shot... The hemoglobin in your blood wants to accept the new foregin gas more readily than the normal oxygen we breathe. However, since the body cannot process this chemical the way it does regular oxygen, the result is simply suffocation.
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