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Why is it true to say that exhaled air is acidic?​

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Because it contains carbonic acid

Step-by-step explanation:

Carbonic acid is made from dissolving carbon dioxide in water. Since carbon dioxide is exhaled in the lungs, and the exhaled air is moist due to the presence of water molecules from the alveoli, then the carbon dioxide gas will be dissolved in the exhaled air’s moisture rendering it slightly acidic.

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