How does carbonation process take place?

      

Describe carbonation as a process of chemical weathering.

  

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Maurice
Rain water absorbs carbon dioxide to form a weak acid (carbonic acid). The rain falls on jointed limestone rocks. The percolating rain water reacts with limestone rock (calcium carbonate) to form calcium bicarbonate which is soluble.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on June 9, 2017 at 11:40


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