Question

explain oxygen as an agent of chemical weathering
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Answer 1

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Chemical Weathering by Oxygen

Oxygen is very strongly chemically reactive. The most familiar type of oxidation is when iron reacts with oxygen to create rust (figure 8). Minerals that are rich in iron break down as the iron oxidizes and forms new compounds. Iron oxide produces the red color in soils.

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Answer 2

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Chemical weathering changes the composition of a mineral to break it down. Water chemically weathers rock in hydrolysis. Oxygen chemically weathers rock by combining with a metal.