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>Wafting some pure CO2 over a glass of water would not make it fizzy or change its PH Yes, it would change the pH [0]. CO2 dissolves in water to form carbonic
by ac29 10y ago
>Wafting some pure CO2 over a glass of water would not make it fizzy or change its PH
Yes, it would change the pH [0]. CO2 dissolves in water to form carbonic acid [1].
[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry%27s_law
[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbonic_acid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbonic_acid
- marcus_holmes 10y agoI understand the principle ;) My point is that nature is not bubbling pure CO2 through the ocean to make it fizzy or acidic. Using fizzy water to demonstrate the acidity of the ocean is just bad science.