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Carbon dioxide is soluble in water, in which it reversibly forms:

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carbic acid
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carbonic acid
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carbon dioxide
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carbon dioxide is insoluble in water
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Solution

The correct option is B carbonic acid
Carbon dioxide is soluble in water, in which it reversibly forms carbonic acid.It is a weak acid since its ionization in water is incomplete.
CO2+H2OH2CO3
Option (B) is correct.

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