Assertion: carbonic acid | /r/CapableOf | donate its protons
Facets:
value: in two steps
type: TEMPORAL
value: to form the bicarbonate
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Being a weak acid, carbonic acid can then go on and donate its protons in two steps to form the bicarbonate, #HCO_3""^(-)# , and the carbonate anions, #CO_3^(2-)# .