2015 · Q94
It is reported that there is an ongoing decrease in the pH value of ocean water because of global warming. It happens due to
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- Alarger uptake of CO2 by ocean water
- Blesser uptake of CO2 by ocean water
- Clarger uptake of atmospheric nitrogen by ocean water
- Dlesser uptake of atmospheric nitrogen by ocean water
Explanation
Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide dissolves in ocean water to form carbonic acid, which lowers the pH of the ocean, a process called ocean acidification. It is the larger uptake of CO2, not lesser uptake or nitrogen effects, that causes this. Hence the pH decrease happens due to larger uptake of CO2 by ocean water.