The Ionization of Carbonic Acid

question 61

Multiple Choice

The ionization of carbonic acid

• A) increases the amount of soil carbon available to plants.
• B) raises the pH of soil.
• C) reduces the leaching of phosphates and nitrates from soil.
• D) causes it to evaporate from the A horizon of soil.
• E) triggers the release of positively charged mineral ions from clay.

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