What drives the bicarbonate buffer systems enormous ability to buffer acids?
A) the fact that H2CO3 is a strong buffer
B) the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation
C) the large amounts of 2,3-DPG in red blood cells
D) ventilation continually removing CO2 from system
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