General Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-137-6

Chapter 21 - Chemistry of the Main-Group Elements - Questions and Problems - Page 928: 21.35

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We know that chemical equations for equilibria involving carbon dioxide in water are given as follows. $CO_2+H_2O\rightarrow _{\leftarrow}H_2CO_3$ $H_2CO_3 \rightarrow _{\leftarrow}H^++HCO_3^{-}$ $HCO_3^{-}\rightarrow \leftarrow H^++CO_3^{-2}$
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