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Dry ice is solid carbon dioxide or CO2. When combined with water it forms Carbonic acid with this equation CO2 + H20 -> H2CO3. This is because water often dissociates into its ions (H+ and OH-) in a solution. However this water is often not very acidic. Hope that helped!

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Some of CO2 will dissolve in water and form weak acid (H2CO3), so the water

will become slightly acidic.

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It releases protons

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The pH is not changed.

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