Carbonic Acid(Type A acid rain)

By: Emma L. & Brendon Z.

What is Carbonic Acid?

• Form of Acid Rain

• Weakest form of Acid Rain (sulfuric & nitric)

• Also forms in the body and in the ocean

• Important part in the respiration

Reactants

• CO2 (g)+ H2O (l)• Carbon Dioxide + Water

How the atoms form together

CO2H2O H2CO3

White = HydrogenRed = OxygenBlack = Carbon

During the process of this synthesis

The two atoms H2O and CO2 come together by sharing atoms

CO2H2O

Product

• H2CO3

Chemical Equation

CO2 + H2O = H2CO3

• Synthesis

• Covalent Compound

• Carbon Dioxide + Water = Carbonic Acid

A AB B=+

Proof of Chemical reaction

• Soda Pop– Bubbles

– Release of CO2

– H2CO3 looses H+ to become CO2

Where is it found?

• Found in the body- Transports CO2 through the body- Red blood cells help dissociate hydrogen ions

• Found in the ocean- CO2 emitted by fossil fuel- Forms Carbonic Acid with water

Scientists

• Robert Agnus Smith; ‘Father of Acid’– 1852

• Scottish Chemist did most of his work in environmental issues

• Discovered Acid Rain in 1852