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Chapter 5: The Biogeochemical Cycles

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Chemical Reactions<br />

• A process in which new chemicals are<br />

formed from elements and compounds that<br />

undergo a chemical change.<br />

– E.g. rain water and carbon dioxide<br />

– H 2 O + CO 2 H 2 CO 3<br />

– Weak carbonic acid reacts w/ rock and soil

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