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  2. Carbonic acid - Wikipedia

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    In even a slight presence of water, carbonic acid dehydrates to carbon dioxide and water, which then catalyzes further decomposition. [6] For this reason, carbon dioxide can be considered the carbonic acid anhydride. The hydration equilibrium constant at 25 °C is [H 2 CO 3]/[CO 2] ≈ 1.7×10 −3 in pure water [12] and ≈ 1.2×10 −3 in ...

  3. Bicarbonate buffer system - Wikipedia

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    Catalyzed by carbonic anhydrase, carbon dioxide (CO 2) reacts with water (H 2 O) to form carbonic acid (H 2 CO 3), which in turn rapidly dissociates to form a bicarbonate ion (HCO − 3) and a hydrogen ion (H +) as shown in the following reaction: [2] [3] [4]

  4. Water splitting - Wikipedia

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    Atmospheric electricity utilization for the chemical reaction in which water is separated into oxygen and hydrogen. (Image via: Vion, US patent 28793. June 1860.) Electrolyser front with electrical panel in foreground. Electrolysis of water is the decomposition of water (H 2 O) into oxygen (O 2) and hydrogen (H 2): [2] Water electrolysis ship ...

  5. Carbonic anhydrase - Wikipedia

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    The reaction that shows the catalyzation of carbonic anhydrase in our tissues is CO 2 + H 2 O H 2 CO 3 H + + HCO − 3. The catalyzation of carbonic anhydrase in the lungs is shown by H + + HCO − 3 H 2 CO 3 CO 2 + H 2 O. The reason for the reactions being in opposite directions for the tissues and lungs is because of the different pH levels ...

  6. Bicarbonate - Wikipedia

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    CO 2 produced as a waste product of the oxidation of sugars in the mitochondria reacts with water in a reaction catalyzed by carbonic anhydrase to form H 2 CO 3, which is in equilibrium with the cation H + and anion HCO 3 −. It is then carried to the lung, where the reverse reaction occurs and CO 2 gas is released. In the kidney (left), cells ...

  7. Carbon dioxide - Wikipedia

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    The reaction between hydrochloric acid and calcium carbonate (limestone or chalk) is shown below: CaCO 3 + 2 HCl → CaCl 2 + H 2 CO 3. The carbonic acid (H 2 CO 3) then decomposes to water and CO 2: H 2 CO 3 → CO 2 + H 2 O. Such reactions are accompanied by foaming or bubbling, or both, as the gas is released.

  8. Chemical decomposition - Wikipedia

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    In the breakdown of a compound into its constituent parts, the generalized reaction for chemical decomposition is: AB → A + B (AB represents the reactant that begins the reaction, and A and B represent the products of the reaction) An example is the electrolysis of water to the gases hydrogen and oxygen: 2 H 2 O(l) → 2 H 2 (g) + O 2 (g)

  9. Grotthuss mechanism - Wikipedia

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    Protons tunnel across a series of hydrogen bonds between hydronium ions and water molecules.. The Grotthuss mechanism (also known as proton jumping) is a model for the process by which an 'excess' proton or proton defect diffuses through the hydrogen bond network of water molecules or other hydrogen-bonded liquids through the formation and concomitant cleavage of covalent bonds involving ...