When carbon dioxide dissolves in water, it gives______?

The correct answer is Carbonic Acid.

• When carbon dioxide dissolves in water it gives Carbonic Acid.

Key Points

• When carbon dioxide dissolves in water it gives carbonic acid which can then become bicarbonate.
• This is how the carbonic acid shuttled around the body during aerobic respiration. 
• Carbonic acid, (H₂CO₃), a compound of the elements hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen.
  • It is formed in small amounts when its anhydride, carbon dioxide (CO₂), dissolves in water.
  • Carbonic acid plays a role in the assembly of caves and cave formations like stalactites and stalagmites.
  • Carbonic acid is widely used in the production of soft drinks, artificially carbonated sparkling wines, and other bubbly beverages.
  • Carbonic acid salts are called bicarbonates (or carbonates of hydrogen), and carbonates.

Additional Information

• Citric acid is an organic compound with the chemical formula HOC(CO2H)(CH2CO2H)2.
  • Usually encountered as a white solid, it is a weak organic acid. It occurs naturally in citrus fruits. In biochemistry, it is an intermediate in the citric acid cycle, which occurs in the metabolism of all aerobic organisms.
• Sulfuric acid or sulphuric acid, also known as oil of vitriol, is a mineral acid composed of the elements sulfur, oxygen, and hydrogen, with the molecular formula H₂SO₄.
  • It is a colourless, odourless, and viscous liquid that is miscible with water.
• Acetic acid, systematically named ethanoic acid, is an acidic, colourless liquid and organic compound with the chemical formula CH₃COOH.
  • Vinegar is no less than 4% acetic acid by volume, making acetic acid the main component of vinegar apart from water.
  • Acetic acid is the second simplest carboxylic acid.