carbonic acid

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When exposed to air, the potassium hydroxide inside the beads reacts with CO2, producing hydrogen carbonate, a salt of carbonic acid.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

That weak carbonic acid ultimately soaks into the soil, full of carbon dioxide.

From Slate • Oct. 17, 2025

This happens because carbon dioxide from the air dissolves in rainwater to form carbonic acid - this then percolates through the rock and reacts with it, causing it to dissolve.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025

The carbon dioxide, buffered into carbonic acid, increases acidity in ocean water, which is bad news for corals, clams and other shell-forming creatures.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024

Other organisms form carbon dioxide, which, as carbonic acid, aids in dissolving rock.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson