Fun Facts
- Carbonic acid has the very important role of keeping the pH levels of the human body in the normal range (around 7.4)
- Carbonic Acid is the burning sensation that a person feels when ingesting a fizzy drink.
- Some Carbonic Acid is good as it is used by sea organisms to make their shells. These shells will eventually become sedimentary rock like limestone.
- Since Carbonic acid is infact an acid, it can affect people negatively when they drink too many carbonated beverages. It can cause erosion of tooth enamel which cannot be replaced.
- Carbonic acid cannot be isolated as a pure liquid or solid, since the products of its decomposition, carbon dioxide and water, are much more stable than the acid.