Chemical Equilibrium Ocean Acidification
What causes ocean acidification?
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Effects on environment:
Coral reefs and all shelled creatures are struggling because the higher pH in the water is dissolving the shells and coral.
Coral reefs and all shelled creatures are struggling because the higher pH in the water is dissolving the shells and coral.
Ocean Acidification in the Ocean:
Le Chateliers Principle in Action:
In the ocean, it is able to naturally fix itself when there are problems presented. However, humans have made such a big impact that it is becoming harder for the ocean to do this. It cant restore oxygen in the water because the oxygen that goes into the ocean gets used up by other chemicals.
In the ocean, it is able to naturally fix itself when there are problems presented. However, humans have made such a big impact that it is becoming harder for the ocean to do this. It cant restore oxygen in the water because the oxygen that goes into the ocean gets used up by other chemicals.
Treatment:
Stopping whatever we are doing to the ocean and time are the only treatments.
Stopping whatever we are doing to the ocean and time are the only treatments.