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Carbon dioxide is so called because when it mixed with water it give carbonic acid that is why it known as acid anhydride.

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Carbonic acid, H2CO3

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An obsolete term for Carbon dioxide.

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Q: Why a carbon dioxide is called an acid anhydride?
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