carbonic acid, H2CO3, a weak dibasic acid (see acids and bases acids and bases, two related classes of chemicals; the members of each class have a number of common properties when dissolved in a solvent, usually water.
Properties
..... Click the link for more information. ) formed when carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure.
..... Click the link for more information. dissolves in water; it exists only in solution. Carbonic acid forms carbonate and bicarbonate (or acid carbonate) salts (see carbonate carbonate , chemical compound containing the carbonate radical or ion, CO3−2. Most familiar carbonates are salts that are formed by reacting an inorganic base (e.g., a metal hydroxide) with carbonic acid.
..... Click the link for more information. ) by reaction with bases. It contributes to the sharp taste of carbonated beverages.
carbonic acid
carbonic acid [kär′bän·ik ′as·əd]
Carbonic Acid
..... Click the link for more information. ) formed when carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure.
..... Click the link for more information. dissolves in water; it exists only in solution. Carbonic acid forms carbonate and bicarbonate (or acid carbonate) salts (see carbonate carbonate , chemical compound containing the carbonate radical or ion, CO3−2. Most familiar carbonates are salts that are formed by reacting an inorganic base (e.g., a metal hydroxide) with carbonic acid.
..... Click the link for more information. ) by reaction with bases. It contributes to the sharp taste of carbonated beverages.
carbonic acid
a weak acid formed when carbon dioxide combines with water: obtained only in aqueous solutions, never in the pure state. Formula: H2CO3
carbonic acid [kär′bän·ik ′as·əd]
(inorganic chemistry)
H2CO3The acid formed by combination of carbon dioxide and water.
Carbonic Acid
H2CO3, a weak dibasic acid that under normal conditions exists only in dilute aqueous solutions. Carbonic acid is formed when carbon dioxide dissolves in water: 
. Under normal conditions, the total amount of carbonic acid in a solution saturated with CO2 does not exceed 1 percent of the CO2 content. The dissociation constants are K1 = 4.0 × 10–7 and K2 = 5.2 × 10–11 at 18°C. Carbonic acid decomposes completely when its solutions are heated, liberating CO2. Depending on the basicity, the acid forms two series of salts. The neutral salts, known as carbonates, have the 
anion, and the acid salts, known as bicarbonates, have the 
anion.
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