Question

Alkalis in the rocks dissolve because

Answer 1

Solution ⁱˢ ᵒᵇᵗᵃⁱⁿᵉᵈ ʷʰᵉⁿ ˢᵒᵐᵉ ˢᵘᵇˢᵗᵃⁿᶜᵉˢ ᵖʳᵉˢᵉⁿᵗ ⁱⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ʳᵒᶜᵏˢ ᵃʳᵉ ᵈⁱʳᵉᶜᵗˡʸ ˢᵒˡᵘᵇˡᵉ ⁱⁿ ʷᵃᵗᵉʳ. ᵀʰᵉ ˢᵒˡᵘᵇˡᵉ ˢᵘᵇˢᵗᵃⁿᶜᵉˢ ᵃʳᵉ ʳᵉᵐᵒᵛᵉᵈ ᵇʸ ᵗʰᵉ ᶜᵒⁿᵗⁱⁿᵘᵒᵘˢ ᵃᶜᵗⁱᵒⁿ ᵒᶠ ʷᵃᵗᵉʳ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ʳᵒᶜᵏ ⁿᵒ ˡᵒⁿᵍᵉʳ ʳᵉᵐᵃⁱⁿˢ ˢᵒˡⁱᵈ ᵃⁿᵈ ᶠᵒʳᵐ ʰᵒˡᵉˢ, ʳⁱˡˡˢ ᵒʳ ʳᵒᵘᵍʰ ˢᵘʳᶠᵃᶜᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵘˡᵗⁱᵐᵃᵗᵉˡʸ ᶠᵃˡˡˢ ⁱⁿᵗᵒ ᵖⁱᵉᶜᵉˢ ᵒʳ ᵈᵉᶜᵒᵐᵖᵒˢᵉˢ.

Answer 2

Answer:

Alkalis in the rocks dissolve because of the SOLUTION

Explanation:

It is a basic hydroxide or ionic salt of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal element which is soluble in water. They are strong bases that turn red litmus paper to blue; they react with acids to form salts. Examples are sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide etc.