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When CO2 is breathed into the lungs, it dissolves in the water there, diffuses across the alveolar-capillary membrane, and enters the bloodstream. As it combines with water, it forms carbonic acid, making the blood acidic. So CO2 in the bloodstream lowers the blood pH.
In 1668, Francesco Redi, an Italian scientist, designed a scientific experiment to test the spontaneous creation of maggots by placing fresh meat in each of two different jars. ... Redi successfully demonstrated that the maggots came from fly eggs and thereby helped to disprove spontaneous generation.
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chemical weathering
In warmer climates, chemical weathering is more rapid because the chemical reactions that dissolve rocks and minerals are accelerated by warm temperatures.