What is a type of weathering where rock is dissolved by an acid

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Danna Lyons

4 November, 01:31

What is a type of weathering where rock is dissolved by an acid

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Mara Eaton · Answer 1

Chemical weathering

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The weathering of rocks by chemicals is called chemical weathering. Rainwater is naturally slightly acidic because carbon dioxide from the air dissolves in it. Minerals in rocks may react with the rainwater, causing the rock to be weathered. Some types of rock are easily weathered by chemicals.

Definition of chemical weathering: the erosion or disintegration of rocks, building materials, etc., caused by chemical reactions (chiefly with water and substances dissolved in it) rather than by mechanical processes.