Chemical weathering ___.
A) is caused by freezing and thawing
B) breaks apart rocks by physical processes
C) occurs when chemical reactions dissolve or change the minerals in rocks
D) none of the above
When Chemical Weathering occurs the rain water reacted with the mineral grains in rocks by forming new minerals, called clays and forming as well, soluble salts.
The answer is C. because the erosion or disintegration of rock, building materials, cause by chemical reactions(chiefly with water and substance dissolved in it) rather than by mechanical processes.
