Carbon dioxide reacts with water to produce carbonic acid. The double arrow means that carbonic acid breaks down pretty readily to form carbon dioxide and water again. A hydrogen atom from the ...

Ocean acidification is happening because as CO2 from fossil fuels dissolves in seawater, it produces carbonic acid and this lowers the pH of the water. Maike Nicolai/GEOMAR Mesocosms ("giant test ...

By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Matter can be neither created nor destroyed. So what happens when you pour $100 worth of fuel into your car’s tank, only for it to be empty in ...