NEET2016ZoologyBreathing and Exchange of GasesActual
Reduction in pH of blood will:
Options
- AReduce the rate of heart beat
- BReduce the blood supply to the brain
- CDecrease the affinity of haemoglobin with oxygen
- DRelease bicarbonate ions by the liver
Correct answer
C. Decrease the affinity of haemoglobin with oxygen
Step-by-step solution
A rise in the pCO 2 or fall in pH(High H + ion concentration) decreases oxygen affinity of haemoglobin, raising the P 50 value. This is called Bohr effect. Decrease in pH increases acidity of the blood that results in dissociation of oxygen and Hb which occurs in the body tissues.