Friday, October 17, 2014

How would the limewater test be affected if one exhaled through the straw immediately after running on a treadmill?

Lime water is a saturated solution of calcium hydroxide.
When calcium hydroxide reacts with carbon dioxide, calcium carbonate is
precipitated.


Ca(OH)2 + CO2 --> CaCO3 +
H2O


If an excessive amount of carbon dioxide is passed
through the lime water, the solution becomes clear again as the calcium carbonate that
was initially formed reacts with CO2 to form Ca(HCO3)2 which is
colorless.


When a person runs on a treadmill, the body
cannot produce energy by aerobic respiration as it requires a large amount of oxygen.
Instead, anaerobic respiration is used which is inefficient as compared to aerobic
respiration and produces only one-tenth the
energy.


Anaerobic respiration does not produce CO2, lactic
acid is the only product. This has to be eliminated from the muscles and that requires
heavy breathing to increase the intake of oxygen necessary for this
process.


After running on a treadmill, if one were to
exhale through a straw into lime water immediately, it would not turn
cloudy.

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