A hydrogen atom from the carbonic acid bonds to the carbonate ion in ocean water and creates a bicarbonate ion (HCO-3) which the shell-making organisms can’t use.
However, if a carbonate buffer is added to the solution, the situation changes. This is carbonic acid (H 2 CO 3), which can ...
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