Acid-Base Reactions in Seawater
This quiz will test your understanding of acid-base reactions in seawater.
Questions
What is the pH of seawater?
- 7.0
- 8.0
- 9.0
- 10.0
What is the primary acid in seawater?
- Hydrochloric acid
- Sulfuric acid
- Nitric acid
- Carbonic acid
What is the primary base in seawater?
- Sodium hydroxide
- Potassium hydroxide
- Calcium carbonate
- Magnesium hydroxide
What is the process by which carbonic acid is formed in seawater?
- Dissolution of carbon dioxide in water
- Reaction of water with carbon dioxide gas
- Reaction of water with calcium carbonate
- Reaction of water with magnesium hydroxide
What is the process by which carbonic acid is removed from seawater?
- Precipitation of calcium carbonate
- Reaction of carbonic acid with water
- Reaction of carbonic acid with hydroxide ions
- Reaction of carbonic acid with hydrogen ions
What is the effect of increasing carbon dioxide levels on the pH of seawater?
- The pH decreases
- The pH increases
- The pH remains the same
- The pH fluctuates
What is the effect of increasing carbon dioxide levels on the alkalinity of seawater?
- The alkalinity decreases
- The alkalinity increases
- The alkalinity remains the same
- The alkalinity fluctuates
What is the effect of increasing carbon dioxide levels on the carbonate ion concentration in seawater?
- The carbonate ion concentration decreases
- The carbonate ion concentration increases
- The carbonate ion concentration remains the same
- The carbonate ion concentration fluctuates
What is the effect of increasing carbon dioxide levels on the bicarbonate ion concentration in seawater?
- The bicarbonate ion concentration decreases
- The bicarbonate ion concentration increases
- The bicarbonate ion concentration remains the same
- The bicarbonate ion concentration fluctuates
What is the effect of increasing carbon dioxide levels on the hydrogen ion concentration in seawater?
- The hydrogen ion concentration decreases
- The hydrogen ion concentration increases
- The hydrogen ion concentration remains the same
- The hydrogen ion concentration fluctuates
What is the effect of increasing carbon dioxide levels on the saturation state of calcium carbonate in seawater?
- The saturation state decreases
- The saturation state increases
- The saturation state remains the same
- The saturation state fluctuates
What is the effect of increasing carbon dioxide levels on the rate of calcium carbonate precipitation in seawater?
- The rate of precipitation decreases
- The rate of precipitation increases
- The rate of precipitation remains the same
- The rate of precipitation fluctuates
What is the effect of increasing carbon dioxide levels on the rate of calcium carbonate dissolution in seawater?
- The rate of dissolution decreases
- The rate of dissolution increases
- The rate of dissolution remains the same
- The rate of dissolution fluctuates
What is the effect of increasing carbon dioxide levels on the rate of coral reef growth?
- The rate of growth decreases
- The rate of growth increases
- The rate of growth remains the same
- The rate of growth fluctuates
What is the effect of increasing carbon dioxide levels on the rate of shell formation in marine organisms?
- The rate of formation decreases
- The rate of formation increases
- The rate of formation remains the same
- The rate of formation fluctuates