What is the charge on the polyatomic ion hydrogen carbonate?

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What is the charge on the polyatomic ion hydrogen carbonate?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-19T18:28:27

We got $H C O_{3}^{-}$ $HCO_3^-$ , i.e. the conjugate base of carbonic acid, $H_{2} C O_{3}$ $H_2CO_3$ ...

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And bicarbonate ion has a Lewis structure of... $(O =) C (O H) (O^{-})$ $(O=)C(OH)(O^-)$

$H_{2} C O_{3}$ $H_2CO_3$ might be better represented as $C O_{2} \cdot H_{2} O$ $CO_2*H_2O$ , i.e. dissolved carbon dioxide...the presence of greater concentrations of carbonic acid in the world's oceans might mean a drop in mean ocean $p H$ $pH$ ...tho I haven't seen good data to support this phenomenon.

What general effect do you think a drop in $p H$ $pH$ would have on the ocean's coral reefs, the which are insoluble $C a C O_{3} (s)$ $CaCO_3(s)$ to a first approx....??

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