What effects does carbonic acid have on the human body?

Answer 1

Carbonation helps eliminate contents of stomach to help with indigestion. The acidity breaks down bone, creates and contributes to osteoperosis in women. (Other sources say it does not and that the body has no trouble eliminating it.) CO2 raises Ph levels which prevents absortion of nutrients and destroys enzymes for digestion. CO2 can kill bacteria so it could be an option for drinking beverages with it, in foreign countries where the water may not be safe. Most of the bubbles pop before reaching the stomach anyway so most of the effect is gone. CO2 and cellulite are not linked. Possibly another silly rumor. Bottom line is to use in moderation and research more. Follow the money, there lies the truth. Whoever pays for the research has something to gain from it usually. Think for yourself.

Answer 2

• On the human body. You get sick and can't breath because it overpowers the oxygen.
• On the earth. Enough carbon dioxide keeps the earth warm enough for life.
• Too much is causing global warming and climate change.

Answer 3

Small changes in H+ ions are buffered by the bicarbonate buffering system and blood pH will be corrected on a short term by expelling the excess ions as C02 from the lungs. On a longer time scale, ion levels are maintained by the kidneys and digestive system. In some ways a high pH (insufficient H+) is harder to correct for. While changing the rate of respiration will alter pH, stopping breathing to bring down pH also decreases the availability of oxygen.

Answer 4

Carbon dioxide at normal atmospheric concentrations (now about 400 ppm) has little measurable effect. Homes and offices may typically reach levels of 1000 ppm.

The recommended long term exposure should not exceed 5000 ppm, and for the short term 30,000 ppm, or 3%. CO2 is considered toxic at concentrations of 1%, high enough to cause asphyxiation (essentially suffocation).

Carbon monoxide, however, is considered toxic at very low concentrations. Only 50 ppm would be fatal.

CO2 at 1% you may begin to feel hot and clammy, feel tired, and experience difficulty focusing your attention on details. Feeling weak in the knees is a symptom of excess CO2 exposure at this level.

At 2% you will probably feel yourself beginning to pant, and exposure of more than an hour should produce a nasty headache. Recuperation from several hours of exposure could take more than one day.

At 3% you may feel dizzy and suffer slight visual impairment.

At 6% you may experience unconsciousness and asphyxiation (death by suffocation).

Answer 5

Carbonic acid gives us a bad throat . Extra using them we can also catch cold and tonsils .

Answer 6

you will dye because carbon dioxide is a gas that will pollute our earth and kill the population of animals in that area where the C02 is

Answer 7

It alters pH. It is an ending compound of metabolism so cells get rid of it, it goes into the bloodstream, it goes into the lungs and you exhale it out.

Answer 8

H2CO3 / HCO3- buffering at 7.35 - 7.45

Answer 9

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