Wednesday, December 20, 2017

acid base - Does H2CO3 exist in solution?


When $\ce{CO2}$ reacts with water, it supposedly forms $\ce{H2CO3}$, which is the aqueous form of $\ce{CO2}$. But it is hard to isolate, but its $K_\mathrm{a}$ value is pretty low (on the order of $10^{-7}$) indicating it should be found in a non dissociated form? So does $\ce{H2CO3}$ exist in solution?




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