2. Under acidic conditions, bicarbonate acts as a buffer in seawater by bonding to additional ions, increasing the pH of the ocean.
O A. hydroxide
O B. carbonate
C. carbon dioxide
D. hydrogen

B.

Explanation:

The rise in the acids levels of the sea water is caused by the dissolve of CO2 in sea water which lowers the pH.The resultant unstable  compound(weak acid) formed is H2CO3.The latter dissociates to for HCO3 + CO3- These  reversible products are the buffers in the seawater that resists the fluctuation in the pH. The carbonate ions reacts with the high concentrations of  Ca + in the sea water, to form  the exoskeleton s of some  fauna.e.g.,Mussels.

a "theory" a suggestion that is not 100 % accurate, or a figure. some people say its a theory because they of all the passed theory's about one subject. it depends sometimes theory might be accurate and sometimes they are.

water is a polar molecule. a chemical bond is a force of attraction between atoms or ions. bonds form when atoms share or transfer valence electrons. atoms form chemical bonds to achieve a full outer energy level, which is the most stable arrangement of electrons. so, false

explanation:

in h2o molecule, two water molecules are bonded by a hydrogen bond but the bond between two h - o bonds within a water molecule are covalent. the greater the electronegativity difference, the more ionic the bond is. bonds that are partly ionic are called polar covalent bonds. nonpolar covalent bonds, with equal sharing of the bond electrons, arise when the electronegativities of the two atoms are equal.