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the air-sea interface. Based on Henry's Law, the amount of dissolved CO₂ in an aqueous solution is directly proportional to the partial pressure of CO₂ in the atmosphere. To maintain equilibrium, a state of high atmospheric partial pressure of CO₂ leads to an increased oceanic exchange of this gas by molecular diffusion. In the surface waters, dissolved atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO_2(aq)) reacts with water molecules to form carbonic acid (H₂CO₃), a weak diprotic acid. Diprotic

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