Edwina Stemple
Monday, November 7, 2011
Explain, why the pH of tap water decreases, when exhaled air is injected into it.?
Exhaled air contains CO2. CO2 reacts with water to form carbonic acid, H+ and HCO3-. Increased the concentration of H+ decreases the pH -- makes it more acidic.
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