What happens when CO2 reacts with H2O?
Carbon dioxide reacts with water and produces carbonic acid (green irregular blob) which produces hydrogen ions. These ions bond to the carbonate ions and create a substance (bicarbonate ion not shown) that the organisms can’t use.
Co2 + H2O = H2Co3
What is the product of CO2 and H2O?
Carbonic acid (H2CO3) forms in small amounts when CO2 dissolves in H2O, yet decomposes rapidly under ambient conditions of temperature and pressure. Despite its fleeting existence, H2CO3 plays an important role in the global carbon cycle and in biological carbonate-containing systems.
