Answer:
If temperature stays the same, the amount of carbon dioxide dissolved in the ocean would increase.
Explanation:
The carbon dioxide in the air ([tex]{\rm CO_{2}}\, (g)[/tex]) and the carbon dioxide dissolved in the ocean ([tex]{\rm CO_{2}}\, (aq)[/tex]) are in a solution equilibrium:
[tex]{\rm CO_{2}}\, (g) \rightleftharpoons {\rm CO_{2}}\, (aq)[/tex].
Assume that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air ([tex]{\rm CO_{2}}\, (g)[/tex]) increased while temperature stayed the same.
By Le Ch[tex]^{}[/tex]atelier's Principle, the solution equilibrium [tex]{\rm CO_{2}}\, (g) \rightleftharpoons {\rm CO_{2}}\, (aq)[/tex] would shift to offset this increase in [tex]{\rm CO_{2}}\, (g)[/tex] concentration. Specifically, this equilibrium would reduce the amont of [tex]{\rm CO_{2}}\, (g)\![/tex] in the system by converting more atmospheric [tex]{\rm CO_{2}}\, (g)\!\![/tex] to [tex]{\rm CO_{2}}\, (aq)\![/tex] dissolved in the ocean. Therefore, the concentration of [tex]{\rm CO_{2}}\, (aq)\!\![/tex] dissolved in the ocean would increase.
