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How does water facilitate carbon dioxide absorption in the carbon cycle?
by releasing CO2 from aquatic plants
by storing CO2 in ice caps
by dissolving CO2 and forming carbonic acid
by converting CO2 into oxygen
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by dissolving CO2 and forming carbonic acid
CO2 dissolves in water to form carbonic acid (H2CO3), which partly dissociates into bicarbonate (HCO3–) and carbonate (CO32–). This process lets oceans and freshwater act as major carbon reservoirs, supplies dissolved inorganic carbon for aquatic photosynthesis, and buffers pH.
CO2 dissolves in water to form carbonic acid (H2CO3), which partly dissociates into bicarbonate (HCO3–) and carbonate (CO32–). This process lets oceans and freshwater act as major carbon reservoirs, supplies dissolved inorganic carbon for aquatic photosynthesis, and buffers pH.
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