is H3CO3 is acid or base?
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Answer:
Carbonic acid is a chemical compound with the chemical formula H2CO3 ... Addition of base to an excess of carbonic acid gives bicarbonate (hydrogen carbonate).
Answer:
H3CO3 IS A WEEK ACID
Explanation:
H2CO3 is a weak acid that its dissociates into a proton (H+ cation) and a bicarbonate ion (HCO3- anion). This compound is only partly dissociates in the aqueous solutions. Further more, the conjugate base of the carbonic acid, which is the bicarbonate ion, is a relatively good base.
Carbonic acid is weak acid because its dissociates the partially (that is, about 1 out of 100 molecules separates from its hydrogen ion). In the carbonic acid solution, there is a larger number of the un-dissociated H3CO3 molecules, and just a few H+ and HCO3- ions.
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