A type of Chemical weathering that happens when water interacts with minerals.
is ice
an example of weathering
no
Mechanical Weathering
Mechanical weathering is physical changes that break down and/or cracks the rock, such as ice wedging, temperature changes, root growth, or animal activity. Chemical weathering is a chemical change that changes the chemicals of the substance to make a new one. Examples of chemical weathering include oxidation, acid rain, hydration, and carbonation.
Chemical weathering
Since igneous rocks form at high temperatures, and under pressure conditions ranging from one to several atmospheres. However, the conditions at the Earth's surface are somewhat different than the conditions at which most rocks and minerals form. Therefore, the materials are no longer at equilibrium when they are exposed to surface conditions. Under these conditions, there is a tendency for all ordered systems to seek lower levels of energy or order. This is all done through weathering. Weathering - the disintegration and decomposition of rock at or near the surface of the earth. It affects the rocks in place and no transport is involved. This distinguishes weathering from erosion.Mechanical/physical weathering - physical disintegration of a rock into smaller fragments, each with the same properties as the original. Occurs mainly by temperature and pressure changes.Chemical weathering - process by which the internal structure of a mineral is altered by the addition or removal of elements. Change in phase (mineral type) and composition are due to the action of chemical agents. Chemical weathering is dependent on available surface for reaction temperature and presence of chemically active fluids. Smaller particle sizes weather by chemical means more rapidly than large particles due to an increase of surface area. Look at the diagram below and you will see that as the particles get smaller, the total surface area available for chemical weathering increases.
1. Chemical Weathering: Where different chemicals such as acid rain react with soft stone such as chalk and dissolves it away causing weathering. 2. Biological Weathering : Where organisms such as trees have an effect of rocks due to their roots breaking away at them when they grow through the soils underneath.
hydrolisis is the chemical breakdown of rocks as they react with water where as hydration is the breakdown of rocks as they absorb water.
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oxydation;hydrolysis;carbonic acid action;hydration
oxydation;hydrolysis;carbonic acid action;hydration
This chemical process is called hydration.
Physical weathering is: frost, crystallization, exfoliation,, biological and pressure release. Chemcal weathering: anything with chemicals in it like carbonation, hydrolysis, solution, oxidation and hydration.
Hydration
Hydrolysis is a type of chemical weathering, which includes oxidation, reduction, carbonation, solution, and hydration. If water and a compound meet together, hydrolysis is the reaction that occurs.