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Ocean Acidification
« on: June 23, 2020, 09:13:15 AM »
Hi, so i need some clarification on how Le Chatilier's Principle will affect the following equations

H2CO3  ::equil::  H++HCO3-
HCO3- ::equil::  H++CO32-

According to my textbook, if concentration of H2CO3 increases, both H+ and HCO3- increases. However, concentration of H+ increases more than HCO3- (and so on for the second equation).

What would happen if H2CO3- decreases in concentration? Would concentration of H+ decrease more that HCO3-? And what would then happen to the second equation?

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Re: Ocean Acidification
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2020, 09:26:16 AM »
Le Chatelier's principle is rather poor way of dealing with complex equilibria. While you can try to predict some general behavior, exact answers require exact calculations.
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Re: Ocean Acidification
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2020, 09:27:47 AM »
Could you give a general conclusion of what would happen (since my syllabus does not require any calculations)

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