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When dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2) combines with ocean water it forms a(n)

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Carbon dioxide (CO2) dissolves in the ocean and reacts with water to form carbonic acid—which in turn generates bicarbonate, carbonate, and hydrogen ions. Calcium and carbonate ions combine to form the solid calcium carbonate crystals in their shells and skeletons.

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