Carbonic Acid Formation (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Carbonic Acid Formation

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When gaseous carbon dioxide is dissolved in water, its hydrophobic nature carves out a cylindrical cavity, setting the stage for the proton transfer reactions that produce carbonic acid.

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Courtesy of Richard Saykally, Berkeley Lab/ UC Berkeley

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