carbonic acid

Related to carbonic acid: carbolic acid
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a weak acid known only in solution

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Over thousands of years, carbonic acid eats away at limestone, a type of rock formed from the skeletons and shells of tiny creatures.
Simultaneously, unburned hydrocarbons and particulate matter is removed during the condensation phase along with carbonic acid resulting from dissolved CO2.
The oceans act like a sponge to draw down excess carbon dioxide from the air, the gas reacts with seawater to form carbonic acid, which over time is neutralized by fossil carbonate shells on the seafloor.
The carbonic acid dissociates, releasing hydrogen ions that react with the carbonate ions in the water--thus making them unavailable to calcifiers such as corals building reefs.
Most caves form when carbonic acid (rainwater mixed with carbon dioxide) dissolves limestone and carves hollow spaces in rock.
The threat to shell-making marine life follows from the carbonic acid ([H.
The phosphoric, citric, tartaric and/or carbonic acid in soda is now linked to breaking down the tooth enamel around dental sealants and restorations further compromising teens' teeth and leading to more extensive dental treatment to prevent total tooth loss.
On Earth, carbonates such as limestone form when carbon dioxide from the atmosphere dissolves in water, making carbonic acid.
In Paulinia, 80 km from the city of Sao Paulo, Rhodia has a petrol-chemical complex with more than 20 units that produces silica, latex, fertilizer, carbonic acid and derivatives, polyester and nylon monomers, veterinary products, as well as a research center and application laboratories for their range of products, including agricultural products.
Some of the gas reacts with water, forming carbonic acid, [H.
Due to the corrosive nature of carbonic acid, removal of CO2 is generally required to get the gas to pipeline quality.