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What does the pH of water have to do with the weathering of marble?
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∙ 13y ago
pH describes how acidic or basic the liquid is. A very low pH...say 1.5...is extremely acidic and and a pH of 11 would be very caustic. In the case of weathering rock you are usually talking about acid rain...rain with a pH below 7. The acid attacks the chemical bonds in the stone and causes accelerated weathering.
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Which statue is likely to be affected most in chemical weathering marble or granite statue?
Marble is more sensible.
What chemical weathering process would a marble rock undergo?
Dissolution by water, especially water acidified by atmospheric carbon dioxide (producing carbonic acid) or soil acids. Marble is composed primarily of the mineral calcium carbonate, modified to crystalline form by metamorphism of the parent limestone. Therefore karst features can develop in marble just as they can in unaltered limestone.
Is acid rain weathering a marble statue a physical change or a chemical change?
Chemical change
Which process most likely breaks down marble or limestone statues?
chemical weathering by acid rain.
A marble was drooped into a glass of waterhow do you know the marble is more dense than water?
Because marble sinks in water.
What is the pH of marble?
pH is measured only in solutions or liquids. Marble chips has not a pH.
What is the pH of marble chips?
pH is measured only in solutions or liquids. Marble chips has not a pH.
What types of weathering effect marble?
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Would weathering affect a marble sculpture inside a museum?
If the marble sculpture is not in a climate controlled environment, it would be affected by a limited amount of weathering, yes.
Which statue is likely to be affected most in chemical weathering marble or granite statue?
Marble is more sensible.
Minerals resistant to chemical weathering?
Quartz is a mineral that is highly resistant to chemical weathering. Marble is a mineral that is more susceptible to chemical weathering.
How does the type of rock affect weathering?
The Rock Composition really affects the rate of weathering because different types of rocks will react differently to water and other substances. If you pour water on flat marble and leave it, the water would usually leave a mark or a stain on marble depending on what color the marble is. If the marble is black, the stain would have a high chance of being gray. If you pour water on a slab of limestone, the water would have a high chance of just passing through. After a few times of pouring, the slab of limestone would have like an indent if all of the ours were in the same place.
What type of weathering could act on a gravestone?
Simply rain, gravestones are frequently made of marble and marble is etched by rain.
Why would a marble statue last longer in a dry desert?
Marble is attacked by carbonic acid - carbon dioxide dissolved in water. The desert has little rainfall so chemical weathering occurs at a very slow rate.
What are the two rocks that wear away the quickest from chemical weathering?
Limestone and marble.
What happens when marble weather changes?
Perhaps you meant marble WEATHERING. Weathering is like erosion, where something is slowly beaten away into nothing by wind and rain. however, this does not exactly "change", so I am confused as to what the actual question is.
What type of weathering is water?
If you meant weathering that is caused by water; physical weathering is the answer.
