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- 3. simple single carbon molecule,containing the ion HCO 3 –
- 5. form of precipitation with acidic components, such as sulfuric or nitric
- 6. condition in which there is too much acid in the body fluids.
- 8. a substance that can accept hydrogen ions in water and can neutralize an acid.
- 9. having the properties of an alkali, or containing alkali; having a pH greater than 7.
- 12. geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscapes, work together to form a bubble of life.
- 13. a solution that resists changes in pH when acid or alkali is added to it.
- 14. a chemical substance that neutralizes alkalis, dissolves some metals
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- 1. represented by the symbol “H”,acids dissociate in water and dissolve in it
- 2. reduction in the pH of the ocean over an extended period of time
- 4. made of hydrogen and oxygen,compound of a metal
- 7. used for measuring the acidity or alkalinity of a substance.
- 10. scale of measurement in which an increase or decrease of one unit represents a tenfold increase or decrease in the quantity measured.
- 11. Having neither acid nor basic properties