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प्रश्न
Discuss the role of water in the process of chemical weathering.
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उत्तर
Water plays an important role in chemical weathering. The carbon dioxide in atmosphere dissolves in rainwater and form carbonic acid and reacts with minerals in the rocks. The soluble minerals dissolve in water, such as feedspars and potash, absorb water, and become a powdery mass of clay. Similarly, soluble minerals dissolve and are removed, resulting in the breakup of the rocks. Rock salt, gypsum, and silica are examples of minerals that are highly soluble and when rainfall falls they decompose.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What are the main types of chemical weathering?
What do you understand by controlled grazing?
How do animals and plants assist in weathering?
Name the four processes involved in chemical weathering.
Name the gases involved in the process of chemical weathering.
Name few well known physical features caused by chemical weathering.
Distinguish between the following :
Granular Disintegration and Block Disintegration.
Distinguish between the following :
Solution and Hydration
Name the different processes of chemical weathering.
Give reasons for the following :
Presence of water aids chemical weathering.
