When the carbonic acid-sodium bicarbonate buffer pair buffers lactic acid:

a. the amount of carbonic acid in the blood decreases
b. the amount of carbonic acid in the blood increases
c. the amount of bicarbonate in the blood increases
d. both A and C above


b. the amount of carbonic acid in the blood increases

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