by rlboyce » Jan 20, 2015 5:56 pm
I'm not a chemist, but I'd say that "carbonic" is technically correct, as tetravalent carbon is one of the constituents of calcium carbonate. However, I would still recommend the use of "carbonate" as this is the more familiar term, and it is also *more* technically correct. If it has a chance to confuse the reader, even if technically correct, you probably want to default to a less confusing alternative. In this case, "carbonate" seems to be a win-win choice. Just my two cents. Perhaps someone who is a chemist could comment. : )
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