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Can a rock be dissolved

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12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Naturally speaking, the rate at which limestone dissolves depends on the amount of rainfall and the concentration of carbon dioxide in the water. Chemical weathering is the process that breaks down rock through chemical changes. The most common agents of chemical weathering include water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and living organisms. Chemical weathering creates holes or soft spots in rock, so the rock breaks apart more easily. Chemical and mechanical weathering often goes hand in hand; mechanical weathering breaks rock into pieces, exposing more surface area to chemical weathering. It someone wants to dissolve a rock manually, Hydrofluoric acid is the answer.

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