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Many rocks contain included salts, and when these are re-mobilized into solution and then re-crystallize, the increased local volume of the salt crystal will disrupt the rock. This process is sometimes the cause of cavities forming under an overhanging rock face.
Similarly, the rock minerals may be dissolved by rain water, to form clays, which will also have a different volume and shape to the parent mineral, and thus disrupt that rock.
And of course, in our modern industrial atmosphere, there are many corrosive substances that enhance weathering, SO3 ions for example.
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What is physical weathring and Chemical weathring?
Physical weathering is different from chemical weathering because physical weathering is when a river is to weather away the rock. Chemical is when acid precipitation is too dissolve the rock.
Is chemical stability a physical or chemical properties?
Chemical property
A shorthand description of a chemical reaction using chemical formulas and symbols is a chemical what?
A chemical equation is a shorthand description of a chemical reaction.
A chemical reaction can be concisely represented by a chemical what?
A chemical reaction can be represented by a chemical equation.
What term do we give a chemical that dissolves in another chemical?
A chemical that dissolves in another chemical is called "a solute".
Is the chemical reaction of carbonization with other substances called oxidation?
No, it's called carbonization (wheathering of limestone)
Is oxidation the chemical reaction of carbon dioxide with other substances?
No, it's called carbonization (wheathering of limestone)
What cause wheathering?
Climate change
Can plants break rocks and be a wheathering tool?
yes it can
What occurs during the wheathering process?
During the weathering process, rocks and minerals are broken down into smaller pieces through mechanical or chemical means. Mechanical weathering involves physical forces like wind, water, and ice breaking rocks apart, while chemical weathering involves the breakdown of minerals due to chemical reactions with water, oxygen, or acids. Together, these processes contribute to the transformation of rocks into sediment and soil over time.
What are the agents of wheatherinG ROCKS?
Water, Wind, Plant growth.
Why do trees grow along side walls due to wheathering?
they dont
Wheathering and erosion of earths crust are primarily caused by?
water wind.
What are the three natural occurrences that favor the formation of fossils?
wheathering,erosion and cementing
Is the chemical reaction of carbon dioxide with other substances called oxidation?
No, the chemical reaction of carbon dioxide with other substances is not called oxidation. Oxidation is the process of losing electrons, leading to an increase in oxidation state. The reaction of carbon dioxide with other substances may involve carboxylation or other specific chemical reactions.
What are the agents of wheathering?
Primarily rain, ice and wind, but it can be sand where there is sand (deserts and beaches).
What are Examples of chemical wheathering?
Examples of chemical weathering include the dissolution of limestone by carbonic acid, which forms calcium bicarbonate, and the hydrolysis of feldspar in granite to produce clay minerals. Oxidation is another example, where minerals containing iron react with oxygen, leading to rust formation. Additionally, the reaction of acid rain with minerals can alter their chemical composition, further contributing to the weathering process.
