The effect of increasing water temperature on pH is A. When carbon dioxide dissolves in water, it forms carbonic acid.
The degree of acidity of a solution is also known as pH. A solution is said to be neutral if it has a value of 7, is said to be acidic if it has a pH below 7, and is said to be alkaline if it has a pH above 7.
The increase in seawater temperature can be caused by the absorption of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere which can cause the formation of carbonic acid and the release of H+ ions which cause acidity so that the pH will decrease. The released hydrogen ions will bind to carbonate ions to form bicarbonate resulting in a decrease in carbonate ions, this can be harmful to marine biota such as the calcification process in corals which requires carbon ions.
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