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Offline Vukery

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About pH and an graphic
« on: November 16, 2010, 08:24:25 PM »
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is readily soluble in water, according to the equation CO2 + H2 --> H2CO3.
Carbonic acid (H2CO3) is a weak acid. If CO2 is bubbled into a beaker containing pure, freshly-distilled water, how would be the graph that correctly describes the results?
the variables of the graph are: pH in the y- axis and time in the x-axis
pH goes from 1 to 14 and all the graphs start at 7, as water is neutral. The problem there is what happens with the pH?

you can say that it is constant, decreasing, increasing, or any suggest, please answer quickly..
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Offline rabolisk

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Re: About pH and an graphic
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2010, 09:28:44 PM »
CO2 is somewhat soluble in water. Most gases are only sparingly soluble in water, but CO more so because of the equilibrium between it and carbonic acid.
CO2(g)  ::equil:: CO2(aq)
CO2(aq) + H2O(l)  ::equil:: H2CO3(aq)

Carbonic acid is partially deprotonated at equilibrium.
H2CO3(aq)  ::equil:: HCO3-(aq) + H+(aq)

So the overall equilibrium is really
CO2(g)  ::equil:: CO2(aq)  ::equil:: H2CO3(aq)  ::equil:: HCO3-(aq) + H+(aq)

I neglected water. Now think Le Chatelier's principle, and the definition of pH.

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