Carbonic acid is a weak acid, so the acidity isn’t as strong. Most the protons are bound in carbonic acid. Whereas in dissolved hydrogen, all the hydrogen molecules are necessarily ionized, giving what should be an acid quite some orders stronger.
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Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 day agoYou get carbonic acid when carbonating water and some people like that taste, for some reason 🤷♂️
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wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Chemistry teacher here. No way do those hydrogen molecules ionize. If they ionize, that would require making the entire solution positively charged, or filled with singlet hydrogen. Just like dissolving oxygen of nitrogen in water, the gas will dissolve, but not dissociate.
grue@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I’m one of those people but I couldn’t tell you why either. I just like sour, I guess.