ON THE STABILITY OF CARBONIC-ACID UNDER CONDITIONS IN THE ATMOSPHERE OF VENUS

Results of quantum statistical mechanical calculations and thermodynamic evaluations of the structure of H2CO3 and its stability against dissociation are reported. Under temperature and pressure conditions near the surface of Venus, carbonic acid would predominantly dissociate into H2O and CO2 and, hence, could not contribute to any significant absorption there. (C) 1994 Academic Press, Inc.