Carbonic acid captured
Scientists from Germany and Israel have caught a fleeting glimpse of carbonic acid, the simple yet elusive molecule that plays a key role in nature, from regulating the pH of blood to mediating crucial events in the global carbon cycle. And it appears that the acid is not as weak as the textbooks would have us believe.Carbonic acid, the hydrated form of carbon dioxide, is an important molecule that is involved in buffering biological fluids such as blood and is a key intermediate in the exchange of carbon dioxide between the atmosphere and the oceans. However, it is so short-lived in solution...
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Tags: Atmosphere, Biological Fluids, Carbon Dioxide, Fleeting Glimpse, Germany, Global Carbon Cycle, Israel, Key Role, Molecule, Oceans, Ph Of Blood, Scientists, Textbooks