Ocean Acidification

Question

How does concentration, atmosphere and ocean temperature, and mixing affect solubility?

Also, what are the affects if it goes reverse?

Here is my reaction:

CO2+H2O ↔H2CO3↔H↔HCO31-↔2H↔CO3

Answer 1

Since presumably you are interested in the solubility of a gas (CO₂) in water, the general rules for solubility are different than for solids. The solubility of CO₂ in water decreases as the temperature increases. The solubility of CO₂ would increase as the pressure increases.

As for the ionization of H₂CO₃ to 2H⁺ and CO₃^2-, this would increase with increasing temperature and presumably not be affected by changes in atmospheric pressure.