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JEE Advanced · Chemistry · 12. p Block (G13-14)

The species present in solution when \(\mathrm{CO}_2\) is dissolved in water are

  1. A \(\mathrm{CO}_2, \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{CO}_3, \mathrm{HCO}_3^{-}, \mathrm{CO}_3^{2-}\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{CO}_3, \mathrm{CO}_3^{2-}\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{CO}_3^{2-}, \mathrm{HCO}_3^{-}\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{CO}_2, \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{CO}_3\)
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(A) \(\mathrm{CO}_2, \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{CO}_3, \mathrm{HCO}_3^{-}, \mathrm{CO}_3^{2-}\)

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When \(\mathrm{CO}_2\) is dissolved in water, therefore it forms dibasic carbonic acid, which gives \(\mathrm{HCO}_3^{-}\) and \(\mathrm{CO}_3^{2-}\) ions on ionisation. Hence in solution \(\mathrm{CO}_2, \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{CO}_3, \mathrm{HCO}_3^{-}\)and \(\mathrm{CO}_3^{2-}\) are present.
\(CO _2+ H _2 O \rightleftharpoons H _2 CO _3, H _2 CO _3 \rightleftharpoons H ^{+}\) \(+~ HCO _3^{-}, HCO _3^{-} \rightleftharpoons H ^{+}+ CO _3^{2-}\)
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