carbonic acid
Soda's weak acidity
Carbonic acid is a weak acid formed when carbon dioxide dissolves in water.
It exists fleetingly in blood and carbonated drinks, where CO₂ bubbles through liquid.
The body uses it to regulate blood pH.
Carbonic acid quickly breaks down into water and carbon dioxide, which is why fizzy drinks go flat.
Bubbling in liquid
- bubblesGas-filled liquid spheres
- sparklingEmitting small bright flashes
- fizzyContaining dissolved gas
- seltzerUnflavored carbonated water
soda water · tingle · aeration · froth · spritz · pop · fizziness · nucleation
Carbonated, unflavored drink
- sodaCarbonated soft drink
- club sodaCarbonated water for mixing
- soft drinkNon-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- colaCaffeinated carbonated beverage
tonic water · mineral water · champagne · prosecco · seltzer · Perrier · San Pellegrino · fountain drink
Water-based dissolved mixture
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
- equilibriumState of balance
- hydrolysisWater-induced bond cleavage
- decarboxylationCarboxyl group elimination
Gas exchange in organisms
- homeostasisBiological internal stability maintenance
- blood plasmaFluid suspending red cells
- acidosisExcess blood sourness
- alkalosisAbnormally high blood pH
Carbonate sedimentary rock
- cave formationMineral structure in caverns
- stalactiteHanging cave mineral deposit
- stalagmiteUpward-growing cave deposit
- mineral waterNaturally occurring dissolved-element beverage
groundwater · aquifer · karst · dissolution · travertine · calcification · springs
effervescence
Bubbling in liquid
seltzer · soda water · tingle · aeration · froth · spritz · pop · fizziness · nucleation
sparkling water
Carbonated, unflavored drink
- sodaCarbonated soft drink
- club sodaCarbonated water for mixing
- soft drinkNon-alcoholic carbonated beverage
cola · tonic water · mineral water · champagne · prosecco · seltzer · Perrier · San Pellegrino · fountain drink · mixer
aqueous solution
Water-based dissolved mixture
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
- equilibriumState of balance
- hydrolysisWater-induced bond cleavage
respiration
Gas exchange in organisms
- homeostasisBiological internal stability maintenance
- blood plasmaFluid suspending red cells
- acidosisExcess blood sourness
alkalosis · gas exchange · lungs · red blood cells · hydrogen ions
limestone
Carbonate sedimentary rock
- cave formationMineral structure in caverns
- stalactiteHanging cave mineral deposit
- stalagmiteUpward-growing cave deposit
mineral water · groundwater · aquifer · karst · dissolution · travertine · calcification · springs
- chemicalschemicals, compounds, acids, reagents, solutions
- acidsamino acids, aqua regia, organic acids, fatty acids
- chemistry termsnitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, phosphorus, hydrogen
- acidic liquidsvinegar, lemon juice, lime juice, wine, gastric juice
- Blood GasespH, blood pH, oxygen saturation, SpO2, oxygen level
- old chemistryphlogiston, alchemy, caloric, aqua regia, quicksilver
carbonic acidstrong acid
Completely dissociating proton source
sulfuric acid · hydrochloric acid · nitric acid · perchloric acid · stable compound
carbonic acidbase
Supporting bottom structure
alkali · sodium hydroxide · potassium hydroxide · ammonia · caustic soda
acid, carbon, acidic, acidity, carbonated, carbonation, carbonate, carbon dioxide, carbonic