{"id":5331,"date":"2020-12-01T20:34:39","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T20:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=5331"},"modified":"2024-01-24T01:51:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T01:51:20","slug":"chemical-weathering-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/chemical-weathering-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Chemical Weathering of rocks?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5331\" class=\"elementor elementor-5331\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e83804 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e83804\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d7b0123\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Rocks<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e86cef elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"7e86cef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-rocks-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5364 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-rock\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a rock?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5363 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/igneous-rocks\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Igneous Rocks<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5362 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/sedimentary-rocks\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Sedimentary Rocks<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5361 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/metamorphic-rocks\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Metamorphic Rocks<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5360 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/physical-weathering-2\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Physical Weathering<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5359 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/chemical-weathering-2\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Chemical Weathering?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5358 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/biological-weathering\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Biological Weathering?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5357 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/erosion-2\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Erosion<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5356 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-rock-cycle\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is the Rock Cycle?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-308fbf3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"308fbf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91c9edb elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"91c9edb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0af7315\" data-id=\"0af7315\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80a8e23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80a8e23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chemical Weathering<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-646711d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"646711d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chemical weathering is when it involves the reaction of some chemicals on rocks. Some rocks (such as limestone and chalk) are more prone to chemical weathering than others, such as granite. That is because limestone contains minerals such as calcium carbonate, which readily reacts with rainwater. This chemical reaction produces new soluble substances that are easily washed away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the example below, see how the beddings of limestone beddings are exposed, because the joints are worn away by carbonic rain, forming clints and grykes, which are common limestone features.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5536\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5536\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5536\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/chemical-weathering-of-rocks.jpg\" alt=\"Chemical Weathering of rocks\" width=\"600\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/chemical-weathering-of-rocks.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/chemical-weathering-of-rocks-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chemical Weathering of rocks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rainwater contains an acid called carbonic acid. Rain gets acidic because carbon dioxide in the atmosphere dissolves in it. When acidic rainwater falls and stays on rocks, some minerals in the rocks may react chemically with it and cause the rock to weather.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Air pollution that results in more carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide causes rainwater to become even more acidic. When moisture in the atmosphere dissolves these gases, they form acid rain. When acid rains fall on rocks, the effects are even more than regular rainwater.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chemical weathering is a key fact in the creation of caves and caverns. Carbonation has also resulted in sinkholes, karst topography, stalactites, and stalagmites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b>Hydrolysis<\/b> is another important reaction associated with chemical weathering. When water (H2O) separates into H+ and OH- ions, the elements can react with ions in the minerals and destroy their atomic compositions, usually forming new minerals. This is what happens when feldspar and hornblende come into contact with water. They form clay, a new mineral.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chemical weathering can occur even under the top layer of the ground. 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Igneous Rocks Sedimentary Rocks Metamorphic Rocks What is Physical Weathering What is Chemical Weathering? What is Biological Weathering? Erosion What is the Rock Cycle? Chemical Weathering Chemical weathering is when it involves the reaction of some chemicals on rocks. 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