Intact carbonic acid exists in all aqueous environments which interacts with atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> and carbonate and bicarbonate salts. As the CO<sub>2</sub> concentration in the atmosphere increases the concentration of intact carbonic acid increases concomitantly. This previously unappreciated factor affecting the environment is especially important in buffered aqueous systems such as the earth seas and oceans where the concentration of intact carbonic acid is larger than the concentration of the aqueous proton there.  In our study we evaluate the acid-base reactivity of intact carbonic acid and discuss the effect of this considerable reactivity in diverse aqueous environments.

Intact carbonic acid is a strong reactive carboxilic acid affecting all aqueous environments

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