Showing chemical card for Carbonic acid (CFc000001913)
Record Information
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1.0
Creation Date
2022-08-28 10:25:12 UTC
Update Date
2022-09-13 18:46:40 UTC
Chemfont ID
CFc000001913
Molecule Identification
Common Name
Carbonic acid
Definition
Carbonic acid (ancient name acid of air or aerial acid) is the only inorganic carbon acid, and has the formula H2CO3. It is also a name sometimes given to solutions of carbon dioxide in water, which contain small amounts of H2CO3. The salts of carbonic acids are called bicarbonates (or hydrogencarbonates) and carbonates. (wikipedia).
Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as organic carbonic acids. Organic carbonic acids are compounds comprising the carbonic acid functional group.