The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is rapidly increasing. This would cause the oceans to:

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become more acidic

become less acidic

stay the same

Answer 1

The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is rapidly increasing, which would cause the oceans to:

become more acidic.

When carbon dioxide dissolves in seawater, it reacts to form carbonic acid, which lowers the pH of the ocean and increases its acidity. This process is known as ocean acidification.