Question

Differentiate between chemical and Mechanical weathering​

Answer 1

Answer: Mechanical weathering on the other hand involves external factors for rocks to be broken down into smaller pieces. ... Chemical weathering has four different categories include dissolution, oxidation, carbonation, and hydrolysis while mechanical weathering includes abrasion, exfoliation, and freezing and thawing.

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Answer 2

Answer:

(i) Physical or mechanical weathering processes depend on some applied forces leading to rock stress or fracture, while in chemical weathering, processes like carbonation, hydration, oxidation, solution and reduction act on the rocks to decompose, dissolve or reduce them to a fine classic states