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Translated by Huei-Ting (Tina) Lin and Yan-Ning Kuo, National Taiwan University
Purpose of Activity
» Understand how the pH of water changes with the addition of CO2
» Understand why increasing the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere is decreasing the pH of the ocean
» Learn how different human activities affect the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere
» Understand how temperature affects the solubility of CO2 in aqueous solutions
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