Maintaining the body's normal pH range depends on a precise ratio of what two substances?
A) Sodium to potassium
B) Bicarbonate ions to hydrogen ions
C) Hydrogen ions to hydroxide ions
D) Bicarbonate ions to carbonic acid
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