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Sea water absorbs carbon dioxide naturally as carbonic acid. The concentration is reduced by organisms like phytoplankton that fix carbon (use the carbon dioxide for photosynthesis) and release oxygen.
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∙ 12y agoYes. Some carbon dioxide is absorbed by the oceans and some carbon is released from oceans. It is used by aquatic plants and animals to make shells. Some dissolves in the water.
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∙ 12y agoWater is the planets primary method of ridding our atmosphere of CO2. If it did not, we would have issues getting rid of CO2 by plant life alone, as it only absorbs a small portion of CO2.
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∙ 8y agoWhen carbon dioxide is dissolved under pressure into water, it is known as soda water.
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Is sea water a base of acid?
No, rather the opposite, it is slightly basic.
What is carbon dixode?
Carbon dioxide is a colourless odourless gas made from a carbon atom covalently bonded to two oxygen atoms. Carbon dioxide is needed by plants for photosynthesis and it is produced as a waste product in respiration. Excess carbon dioxide may dissolve in sea water to produce carbonates. However, at present some scientists are concerned that too much carbon dioxide gas is getting into the atmosphere as a result of burning fossil fuels and this may be causing global warming.
How did carbon dioxide end up in sedimentary rocks?
Carbon dioxide is dissolved into the sea. Marine organisms use the dissolved carbon dioxide to make shells of calcium carbonate. When these organisms die, they fall to the sea bed. Layers of dead organisms and sediment build up on the sea bed. These layers are compacted and compressed to form sedimentry rock.
What dissolves carbon dioxide?
The only way to permanently remove carbon dioxide from the air is by photosynthesis. Photosynthesis removes carbon dioxide and stores it in the trees and vegetation.There are several routes for carbon dioxide removal, In Nature:Plants use carbon dioxide for the process of manufacturing foodCarbon dioxide dissolves in alkaline sea water.Industrially carbon dioxide may be removed by:distillation of airchemical combination with materials such as NaOHA carbon dioxide scrubber, lithium hydroxide (Apollo 13) is used aboard spacecraft to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere2 LiOH(s) + 2 H2O(g) → 2 LiOH.H2O(s)2 LiOH.H2O(s) + CO2(g) → Li2CO3(s) + 3 H2O(g)
How does carbonate get into rocks?
There is carbon dioxide in the sea and animals die and falkl to tyhe sea bed and create carbonate in rocks
What is the use of carbon dioxide in the sea?
Any use; body of waters absorb carbon dioxide. Today the absorbed carbon dioxide exeeded the normal limits and the pH of seas/oceans become more and more acidic.
What is the source of carbon dioxide for water plants?
Carbon dioxide in the oceans primarily comes from the atmosphere. Some of the carbon dioxide from the air dissolves into the ocean water. However, smaller amounts can come from respiration of sea animals and other miscellaneous sources. The atmosphere is by far the largest source of carbon dioxide in ocean water, though.
Is that salt concentration affects pH in sea water or fresh water?
No; the absorbed carbon dioxide is important.
Does the amount of sunlight affect how much carbon dioxide goes into the ocean?
Carbon dioxide absorption by the oceanis affected by how much is there already and solubility equilibrium.The second first - carbon dioxide dissolves into sea water depending on temperature. Warmer water can hold less. As a consequence sunlight can reduce the absorptive capacity by warming the water.Carbon dioxide enters the water to bring up the carbon dioxide levels to saturation levels. If the level in the water is educed by being absorbed by plants (algae) there is a deficiency of carbon dioxide and more carbon dioxide enters the water to make up the deficiency. Algae is more active when exposed to sunlight and absorbs more carbon dioxide. Sunlight thus enhances that amount of carbon dioxide transferring to the water from the atmosphere.
What does ozone hole has to do with climatic change?
Due to the increase in ozone hole, plankton in the sea are affected. These plankton which absorb carbon dioxide cannot do it further, thus raising carbon dioxide amounts which further leads to global warming that is climate change.
How did the oceans reduce the carbon dioxide levels?
The oceans help to keep the carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere low by dissolving a large portion of CO2 from the atmosphere. Unfortunately, the increased CO2 in the atmosphere is causing the oceans to become more acidic.
Is sea water a base of acid?
No, rather the opposite, it is slightly basic.
How do oceans decrease the amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide?
As the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide increases above its long-term average level, the surface water of the oceans begins to absorb more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, thereby partly countering the addition of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. This is demonstrated by the rising acidity of sea water, since dissolved carbon dioxide becomes carbonic acid. However, there is very little interchange of water between the warm surface layer and the deep ocean, so very little of this carbon dioxide is dispersed into deeper water. Scientists say that the anthropogenic increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide level could be absorbed by the ocean, but only over a period of several thousand years.
How do limestone absorb carbon dioxide?
yes it does. it absorbs lots of the stuff.. it very usefull it made out of crushed up sea shell carbon dioxide a colourless gas and can be tested by bubbling it through lime water.
What compound are in sea water?
Sea water is mostly water and sodium chloride. However, other compounds that are present include potassium chloride, calcium carbonate, dissolved carbon dioxide, oxygen, etc..
Carbon dioxide is taken in by?
Oceans absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This is making the oceans more acidic, damaging coral and other sea life.Trees and other vegetation remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, store the carbon, and release oxygen through photosynthesis.
Is seawater is mixture?
yes
