Carbonic Acid (Type A acid rain)
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Carbonic Acid(Type A acid rain)
By: Emma L. & Brendon Z.
What is Carbonic Acid?
• Form of Acid Rain
• Weakest form of Acid Rain (sulfuric & nitric)
• Also forms in the body and in the ocean
• Important part in the respiration
Reactants
• CO2 (g)+ H2O (l)• Carbon Dioxide + Water
How the atoms form together
CO2H2O H2CO3
White = HydrogenRed = OxygenBlack = Carbon
During the process of this synthesis
The two atoms H2O and CO2 come together by sharing atoms
CO2H2O
Product
• H2CO3
Chemical Equation
CO2 + H2O = H2CO3
• Synthesis
• Covalent Compound
• Carbon Dioxide + Water = Carbonic Acid
A AB B=+
Proof of Chemical reaction
• Soda Pop– Bubbles
– Release of CO2
– H2CO3 looses H+ to become CO2
Where is it found?
• Found in the body- Transports CO2 through the body- Red blood cells help dissociate hydrogen ions
• Found in the ocean- CO2 emitted by fossil fuel- Forms Carbonic Acid with water
Scientists
• Robert Agnus Smith; ‘Father of Acid’– 1852
• Scottish Chemist did most of his work in environmental issues
• Discovered Acid Rain in 1852