"If you add carbon dioxide to seawater, as occurs when bacteria or animals respire or atmospheric CO2 dissolves into seawater, which of the following will happen?" Some of the H+ ions in seawater will combine with CO2 to make HCO2 The carbon dioxide will combine with oxygen and reduce the oxygen concentration. "The H+ derived from CO2 will combine with carbonate, CO32-, to form bicarbonate" pH will go up. "Nothing will happen, since the ocean water is well buffered via its alkalinity. "

Ans- The H+ derived from CO2 will combine with carbonate, CO32-, to form bicarbonate

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"If you add carbon dioxide to seawater, as occurs when bacteria or animals respire or atmospheric CO2 dissolves into seawater, which of the following will happen?"

		Some of the H⁺ ions in seawater will combine with CO₂ to make HCO₂
		The carbon dioxide will combine with oxygen and reduce the oxygen concentration.
		"The H⁺ derived from CO₂ will combine with carbonate, CO₃^2-, to form bicarbonate"
		pH will go up.
		"Nothing will happen, since the ocean water is well buffered via its alkalinity. "

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