During a panic attack, a person hyperventilates (exhaling more CO2(g) than normal. Will this chemical  equilibrium shift? If so, in what direction? Will the blood pH stay the same, increase, or decrease? Justify  your reasoning and draw a concentration-time curve that represents this change.

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 During a panic attack, a person hyperventilates (exhaling more CO2(g) than normal. Will this chemical  equilibrium shift? If so, in what direction? Will the blood pH stay the same, increase, or decrease? Justify  your reasoning and draw a concentration-time curve that represents this change.

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