Carbonic acid (H2C03). The hypothetical acid of carbon dioxide and water. It exists only in the form of its salts (carbonates), acid salts (hydrogen carbonates), amines (carbamic acid), and acid chlorides (carbonyl chloride). (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)

Annotation

"the hypothetical acid of carbon dioxide & water"

DUI

D002255 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0003380

CAS

Carbonic acid

History note

91(75); was see under CARBONATES 1975-90; was see under CARBON DIOXIDE 1963-74

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Public note

91; was see under CARBONATES 1975-90; was see under CARBON DIOXIDE 1963-74