Imagine two flasks each with 1.0 L of a saturated solution of glucose. One solution has 1 g of glucose at the bottom. The other solution has 100 g...

1. Imagine two flasks each with 1.0 L of a saturated solution of glucose. One solution has 1 g of glucose at the bottom. The other solution has 100 g of glucose at the bottom. The surface area of 100 g of glucose is much larger than that of 1 g. Explain why the solubility does not increase with the amount of solid deposited at the bottom of the flask.2. Carbonic acid, H2CO3, and the bicarbonate ion, HCO3–, are important components of the buffering system in blood plasma. The concentrations are [H2CO3] = 0.0012 M and [HCO3–] = 0.024 M. pKa for carbonic acid = 6.1. Explain why the pH of blood is 7.4.