metalresearcher
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Does H2CO3 really exist ?
I always thought that this was a virtual compound as adding acid to a carbonate bubbles CO2 and no real acid is formed.
But according to the wiki it does exist under high pressure.
What are your ideas ?
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See CO2 does not react with blue litmus, but when bubbled through deionised water colour changes.
Water is dangerous if you don't know how to handle it, elemental fluorine (F₂) on the other hand is pretty tame if you know what you are doing.
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It only means that CO2 dissolution in water produces protons, which is what litmus detects. Litmus does not detect
H2CO3 itself.
H2CO3 is unstable in the presence of water. I suggest you take a look at the reference given for the statement: On the
Surprising Kinetic Stability of Carbonic Acid (H2CO3) (https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1521-3773(20000303)39:5%3C891:...). Water dehydrates (yes, it is not a typo) dihydrogen carbonate.
[Edited on 4-10-2025 by bnull]
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