Friday, August 19, 2011
Sea creatures have shells that dissolve in acid. What CO2 level causes seas to be too acid for shells to form?
CO2 dissolves in water to form carbonic acid. Sea creatures have shells that dissolve in acid. At what atmospheric concentration of CO2 will the pH of the sea (in equilibrium) be sufficient to stop the shells of sea creatures forming?
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