This lab includes a theoretical explanation of how buffers work and how they are made, including a derivation of the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation. Students will use what they have learned to ...

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Researchers report the first detailed characterization of the hydration structure of carbonic dioxide gas as it dissolves in water to form carbonic acid. Though carbonic acid exists for only a ...

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An important component of amino acids known as carbonic acid has been spotted in space for the first time. Carboxylic acids, of which carbonic acid is an example, form the backbone of amino acids, ...

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