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Water reacts with carbon dioxide to produce carbonic acid, weakening the rock.
Water reacts with carbon dioxide to produce carbonic acid, weakening the rock.
Water reacts with minerals in rocks to produce clay, weakening the rock.
Water reacts with minerals in rocks to produce clay, weakening the rock.
Water reacts with carbon dioxide to produce clay, weakening the rock.
Water reacts with carbon dioxide to produce clay, weakening the rock.
Water reacts with minerals in rocks to produce carbonic acid, weakening the rock.
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The correct statement that describes how hydrolysis causes chemical weathering is:
Water reacts with minerals in rocks to produce clay, weakening the rock.
Hydrolysis is a chemical weathering process where water reacts with minerals (especially silicate minerals) in rocks, leading to the formation of clay minerals and other soluble materials, which can weaken the structure of the rock.
The process responsible for the formation of rust on metals is:
oxidation.
Rust is primarily formed when iron reacts with oxygen in the presence of moisture, resulting in iron oxide.
The correct statement regarding how air pollution impacts chemical weathering is:
Pollutants mix with air and water to make acid rain.
Acid rain results from pollutants (such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) that combine with moisture in the atmosphere, leading to the formation of acids that can accelerate the chemical weathering of rocks.
The correct response to what products are produced when water reacts with sodium in rocks is:
salt solution and clay minerals.
This reaction is part of the weathering process, where sodium feldspar, for example, undergoes hydrolysis in the presence of water, producing clay minerals and soluble sodium ions, which can result in a salt solution.
