You are Carbon in the Ocean

We're riding tides in this vast blue body where carbon is plentiful and life is complex. The ocean can seem endless at times. But, we remember we’re part of a larger cycle.

Of the three places where carbon is stored--atmosphere, oceans, and land biosphere--more than 90% of the CO2 is found in the oceans. It exists as bicarbonate with carbonate ions acting as the link between carbon dioxide and bicarbonate. As concentrations of carbon dioxide increase the supply of carbonate ions becomes limited and so the oceans become less and less able to take up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

CO₂ + H₂O = H₂CO₃ = HCO₃^- + H⁺ = CO₃^2- + 2H

Carbon Dioxide + Water = Carbonic Acid = Bicarbonate + Hydrogen Ion = Carbonate + Hydrogen Ions

Learn much more: wikipedia.org/Ocean

Carbon Dioxide, Carbonic Acid, Bicarbonate, Carbonate

Choose PHOTOSYNTHESIS. Carbon is absorbed by Algae, kelp, and phytoplankton for photosynthesis just as plants do on land.

So what if we are at the bottom of the food chain? LIFE IS SHORT! Let’s explore the ocean blue. Become significant and join the PHYTOPLANKTON.

The process by which energy from the sun is converted into chemical bond energy in sugar.

6CO₂ + 6H₂O + photon = C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂

Carbon Dioxide + Water + Light = Sugar + Oxygen

Learn much more: wikipedia.org/Photosynthesis

Choose DIFFUSION. Carbon returns to the atmosphere in warm water regions around the tropics through a process called outgassing. As oceans are becoming warmer, more carbon is being released into the atmosphere.

Its getting rather crowded in there, and those cold dark depths below are so dull. Forget all those fish and come soar high up in the clouds. Drift into the ATMOSPHERE!

The process by which things move from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration.

Rate of Change in Concentration = Difference in Concentration Between Two Regions

Learn much more: wikipedia.org/Diffusion
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