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Rock exposed to very high temperature and pressure will soften or melt.

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That depends on the make up of the rock and what the chemical is. If granite is exposed to the chemical called water very little happens. If limestone is exposed to an acid then it dissolves releasing CO2.

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it dries up loosing ability to grow certain plants and trees

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This depends on a specific rock and a specific chemical !

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Yes. A rock generates heat.

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the soil gets evaporated

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What happens to a rock when exposed to chemical weathering?

its going to brake


What kind of weathring happens to a rock exposed to acid rain why?

Chemical Weathering.. because as rocks exposed to acid rains like limestones, it slowly dissolve and change into a new form


What kind of weathering happens to a rock exposed to an acid rain?

Chemical Weathering.. because as rocks exposed to acid rains like limestones, it slowly dissolve and change into a new form


What happens to rock when it is exposed to very high temperature?

Rock exposed to very high temperature and pressure will soften or melt.


What happens to the surface area of rock as it breaks apart?

Fracturing increases the surface area of a rock exposed to weathering.


What happens when coppers chemical property when it is exposed to air?

its turns green and weird colors.


What happens to igneous rocks that are exposed to great heat and pressure?

They are transformed into a new form of rock with different chemical and physical properties called "metamorphic" rocks. This is how marble and granite are formed, for example.


What does a rock begin to do when it is exposed to weather?

It begins the process of weathering, involving physical and chemical attack.


Does mechanical weathering add the effectiveness of chemical weathering?

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What does mechanical weathering of rock mean?

any of the various weathering processes that cause physical disintegration of exposed rock without any change in the chemical composition of the rock


What process does igneous rock have to go through to be formed into sediment?

The igneous rock must be exposed to weathering, whether it be chemical weathering, or mechanical weathering.


What occurs as the results of a rocks exposure to a chemical?

The answer will depend on what the chemical is! A rock exposed to nitrogen, under normal temperature and pressure will be no different from what it would be otherwise!