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. 2019 Jun 10;5(6):1097–1105. doi: 10.1021/acscentsci.9b00302

Table 1. Homogeneous Reactions.

reaction K kfa
Hydration Reactionsc
CO2 + H2O ⇌ H2CO3 1.7 × 10–3 0.03a,d
CO2 + HO ⇌ HCO3 4.27 × 107 2.2 × 103b,e
Acid–Base Reactionsc
H2CO3 + H2O ⇌ H3O+ + HCO3 2.51 × 10–4 2.51 × 106a
HCO3 + H2O ⇌ H3O+ + CO32– 4.8 × 10–11 0.48a
HCO3 + HCO3 ⇌ H2CO3 + CO32– 1.9 × 10–7 1.9 × 103b
H2CO3 + OH ⇌ HCO3 + H2O 2.5 × 1010 1010b
HCO3 + OH ⇌ CO32– + H2O 4.8 × 103 108b
2 H2O ⇌ H3O+ + OH 10–14 10–4b
a

In s1.

b

In M1 s1.

c

Bulk concentrations of species in 0.1 M NaHCO3 solution under a CO2 atmosphere: [CO2] = 0.038 M; [H2CO3] 6.5 × 10–5 M; [HCO3] = 0.1 M; [CO32] = 2.9 × 10–5 M.

d

Ref (33).

e

Ref (34).