Carbonate system and Ocean acidification CO2 CO2 CO2 CO2 + H20 → H2CO3 H* + HCO5 → 2H+ + CO? Carbonate Bicarbonate Carbonic acid CO Ca* Ca+ Ocean acidification Increase pCO2 • Lower pH (High H*) Decrease available CO32- Co3- CACO Calcium carbonate Lower saturation state of CaCO3 [Ca2+][CO? ] Ω Ksp Photo credits: gettyimages.com, dnr2.maryland.gov, chesapeakebay.net

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explain this diagram

Carbonate system
and
Ocean acidification
CO2
CO2
CO2
CO2 + H20 → H2CO3 H* + HCO5 → 2H+ + CO?
Carbonate
Bicarbonate
Carbonic acid
CO Ca*
Ca+
Ocean acidification
Increase pCO2
• Lower pH (High H*)
Decrease available CO32-
Co3-
CACO
Calcium carbonate
Lower saturation state of CaCO3
[Ca2+][CO? ]
Ω
Ksp
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Transcribed Image Text:Carbonate system and Ocean acidification CO2 CO2 CO2 CO2 + H20 → H2CO3 H* + HCO5 → 2H+ + CO? Carbonate Bicarbonate Carbonic acid CO Ca* Ca+ Ocean acidification Increase pCO2 • Lower pH (High H*) Decrease available CO32- Co3- CACO Calcium carbonate Lower saturation state of CaCO3 [Ca2+][CO? ] Ω Ksp Photo credits: gettyimages.com, dnr2.maryland.gov, chesapeakebay.net
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