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Acids in groundwater, such as carbonic acid from carbon dioxide, can dissolve limestone (calcium carbonate) rocks, creating openings and cavities underground. Over time, the continuous dissolution of the limestone by acidic water leads to the formation of caves through a process called chemical weathering.
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When rain soaks aways rock below the ground to form caves are called?
Right - rain absorns atmospheric CO2 to become slightly acid. When this water percolates through discontinuities in limestone, the rock is dissolved by this carbonic acid (an example of chemical weathering), and over time the conduits this creates enlarge and coalesce to form caves.
How have caves shaped the earth in the past?
Caves have shaped the Earth through various geological processes such as erosion, dissolution of rock by water or acid, and tectonic activity creating fractures or faults. Over time, caves can form intricate underground networks that impact how water flows through the landscape and can contribute to the formation of unique landscapes above ground. Caves also provide valuable habitats for a variety of flora and fauna.
What type of rock is worn away by weak acid in water to create a cave?
Limestone is the type of rock that is commonly dissolved by weak acids in water, such as carbonic acid, to form caves through a process known as chemical weathering.
Can ground water erode in the formation of stalactite and stalagmite in caves.?
Yes, groundwater can erode in the formation of stalactites and stalagmites in caves. Groundwater dissolves minerals like calcium carbonate as it moves through rocks, then deposits these minerals as it drips from cave ceilings to form stalactites. As the mineral-laden water drips onto the cave floor, it leaves behind deposits that build up to form stalagmites.
How does ground water create certain features?
Groundwater can create certain features on the Earth's surface through erosion and deposition. The slow movement of groundwater can dissolve and carry away rock material, creating caves, sinkholes, and caverns. When groundwater deposits minerals as it flows through the ground, it can form features like stalactites and stalagmites in caves.
How did Florida's stalactites form?
Same way as any stalactites in any karst caves form: precipitation of calcium carbonate from solution in ground-water.
What type of deposit form limestone caves?
They don't! Deposits don't form caves, but limestone is a sedimentary rock formed from marine or lacustrine deposits. Caves form within limestone by dissolution of its calcium carbonate by ground-water flowing through the rock's joints, bedding-planes and faults.
When ground water enters underground fractured or caverns in hot igneous rocks where it is heated to boiling temperatures what feature can form?
Caves
When rain soaks aways rock below the ground to form caves are called?
Right - rain absorns atmospheric CO2 to become slightly acid. When this water percolates through discontinuities in limestone, the rock is dissolved by this carbonic acid (an example of chemical weathering), and over time the conduits this creates enlarge and coalesce to form caves.
How is limestone formed in caves?
Limestone is formed in caves through a process called cave formation or speleogenesis. This occurs when water containing dissolved minerals, like calcium carbonate, seeps through cracks in the rock and evaporates, leaving behind deposits of limestone. Over time, these deposits can accumulate to form intricate cave structures.
What ions will the acids and bases form in water?
Acids form H+ ions in water, while bases form OH- ions in water. These ions are responsible for the characteristic properties of acids and bases, such as pH and reactivity.
What is the chemical equation of halogen acids and water?
Halogens acids doesn't react with water; they form a solution.
Extremophiles play a role in forming caves What are the two ways that they can form caves?
Do they though. I don't dismiss the possibility of micro-organisms that may corrode limestone, and microbes certainly help form soil acids that will contribute to the acidity of ground-water hence its aggressivity in contact with carbonate rocks; but I find the blanket assertion very hard to accept. Please cite your sources. The bulk of rock removal in caves is by chemical weathering by carbonic acid: rain-water that has absorbed atmospheric CO2. Soil acids will contribute and these organic acids are fermentation products, but I would not regard the micro-organisms responsible as extremophiles. My disbelief is compounded by your own question, because if you have proven evidence or can cite papers on microbial karst processes, you would not need to ask after such a assertive statement. You would know!
Acids form ions in water.?
Yes.
Are acids neutralised by acids to make salts and water?
No, acids do not neutralize acids. Acids neutralize bases to form salts and water. When an acid reacts with a base, they undergo a chemical reaction called a neutralization reaction that results in the formation of a salt and water.
How was caves made?
"... were made" !Acidic ground water (rain-water that has absorbed atmospheric carbon dioxide to form carbonic acid) dissolving the limestone as it flows through the joints & other discontinuities in the rock mass.
What kinds of ions do acids and bases form in water?
Acids form hydrogen ions (H+) in water, while bases form hydroxide ions (OH-) in water. In addition to the hydrogen and hydroxide ions, acids and bases can also form other ions depending on the specific chemical composition of the acid or base.
