Question

NEED HELP ASAP!!! As atmospheric carbon dioxide increases, the amount of carbon dioxide dissolved in the ocean _____.

Question 1 options:

increases


decreases


stays the same

Answer 1

If temperature stays the same, the amount of carbon dioxide dissolved in the ocean would increase.

Step-by-step explanation:

The carbon dioxide in the air (
`{\rm CO_(2)}\, (g)`) and the carbon dioxide dissolved in the ocean (
`{\rm CO_(2)}\, (aq)`) are in a solution equilibrium:

`{\rm CO_(2)}\, (g) \rightleftharpoons {\rm CO_(2)}\, (aq)`.

Assume that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air (
`{\rm CO_(2)}\, (g)`) increased while temperature stayed the same.

By Le Ch
`^{}`atelier's Principle, the solution equilibrium
`{\rm CO_(2)}\, (g) \rightleftharpoons {\rm CO_(2)}\, (aq)` would shift to offset this increase in
`{\rm CO_(2)}\, (g)` concentration. Specifically, this equilibrium would reduce the amont of
`{\rm CO_(2)}\, (g)\!` in the system by converting more atmospheric
`{\rm CO_(2)}\, (g)\!\!` to
`{\rm CO_(2)}\, (aq)\!` dissolved in the ocean. Therefore, the concentration of
`{\rm CO_(2)}\, (aq)\!\!` dissolved in the ocean would increase.