Question

Whta is the result of chemical weathering?

Answer 1

Soil formation.

Explanation:

Chemical weathering is generally the most active and effective weathering process. Water within soil or stone dissolves minerals of soil, softens minerals that absorpb the water, and dissolves carbondioxide. The dissolved `CO_2` produces carbonic acid, acidifies the water (pH<7) (neutral water has a pH of 7), and increases its solvent action.

Atmospheric oxygen combines with iron in minerals and forms iron oxides. These reactions increase the rates of decaying of many dark colored minerals that have remarkable iron in them. All of the reactions enroling in chemical weathering will produce in the soil solution many dissolved ions from the weathering minerals.