Although CO₂ Is Technically Not an Acid, What Is the Reason

question 4

Multiple Choice

Although CO₂ is technically not an acid, what is the reason for CO₂ being conceptualized as though it were an acid?

• A) Its high affinity for acids in solution
• B) Its immediate formation of H₂CO₃^- in physiological fluids
• C) Its release in circulation as a volatile acid
• D) Its counteraction of HCO₃^- formation

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