Why does increase in concentration of CO2 in a plant cell increase the acidity of the cell sap?
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Sign up to join this communityCO2 is a Lewis Acid. CO2 is a double carbonyl carbon which is electron deficient, and we know that Lewis Acids readily accept electrons, so when present in H20 it forms carbonic acid (H2CO3). Christiaan posted the balanced equation of the formation of the acid.