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Offline polly

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which is acid which is base
« on: April 06, 2007, 06:59:13 AM »
given that carbon dioxide is an acidic oxide is it an acid or a base in the following equilibrium?

CO2+H20<--->H2CO3


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Re: which is acid which is base
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2007, 05:10:48 AM »
I think that the first step to understanding this is to ask:
Why is carbon dioxide considered 'acidic' at all?

The second step would be to write out the ions that would be present in the water solution (rather than just saying: "H2CO3".
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