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carbon dioxide
why and how does carbon dioxide dissolve in water?
easy to understnd answers will be helpful along with useful websites (condiering i have recently just started A-level chemistry)
thnks in advance
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.CO2 + H2O → H2CO3 which is carbonic acid see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbonic_acid
I don't suppose you realise this but you are dealing with people when you post questions on a this forum so a please and thank you wouldn't go amiss. Now I have the egg, I will take the p1ss out of your second question: you want an enzyme that helps water dissolve in what? I expect you are talking about an enzyme that helps carbon dioxide dissolve in water but I am unaware of "carbonic acid synthase" or equivalent. BTW, you are welcome.