Question

NEED HELP ASAP!!! As atmospheric carbon dioxide increases, the amount of carbon dioxide dissolved in the ocean _____.

Answer 1

Answer:

If temperature stays the same, the amount of carbon dioxide dissolved in the ocean would increase.

Explanation:

The carbon dioxide in the air (${\rm CO_{2}}\, (g)$) and the carbon dioxide dissolved in the ocean (${\rm CO_{2}}\, (aq)$) are in a solution equilibrium:

${\rm CO_{2}}\, (g) \rightleftharpoons {\rm CO_{2}}\, (aq)$.

Assume that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air (${\rm CO_{2}}\, (g)$) increased while temperature stayed the same.

By Le Ch$^{}$atelier's Principle, the solution equilibrium ${\rm CO_{2}}\, (g) \rightleftharpoons {\rm CO_{2}}\, (aq)$ would shift to offset this increase in ${\rm CO_{2}}\, (g)$ concentration. Specifically, this equilibrium would reduce the amont of ${\rm CO_{2}}\, (g)\!$ in the system by converting more atmospheric ${\rm CO_{2}}\, (g)\!\!$ to ${\rm CO_{2}}\, (aq)\!$ dissolved in the ocean. Therefore, the concentration of ${\rm CO_{2}}\, (aq)\!\!$ dissolved in the ocean would increase.