Key term for Edexcel GCSE Chemistry, used in Earth and Atmospheric Science.
The lowering of the ocean's pH caused by the absorption of atmospheric carbon dioxide, which forms carbonic acid.
Ocean acidification appears in Edexcel GCSE Chemistry revision content for Fuels and Earth Science, especially Earth and Atmospheric Science and Modern Atmosphere and Climate Change.
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