Question

How does the oxidation process chemically decompose rocks?
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Answer 1

Oxi dation is ano ther kin d of chem ical webat hering that occ urs whe n oxvygen com bbines with anot her subsb ta nce and cre ates compoun ds c alle d oxi des. ... Wh en rocks, partic ularly tho se with iron in t hem, ar e exp osed to air and w ater, the iron under goes oxidation, wh ich can wea ken the rock s and ma ke th em crum ble.

Oxida tion is the react ion of ro ck mine rals wit h oxyg en, thus cha nging the min eral compos ition

of the ro ck. W hen miner als in rock oxidize, they become less resi stant to weat hering. Iron, a com mon ly k nown mi ne ral, bec omes re d or r ust c olored wh en oxid ized.