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Which of the following elements is NOT a common agent of chemical weathering? C H O or Ca

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Ca = Calcuim

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Chemical weathering is the wearing away or breaking of rocks due to the reaction of water with the minerals present in the rock.

Some common agents of chemical weathering includes water, oxygen and carbon dioxide e.t.c.

Whenever chemical weathering is taking place in a rock, new minerals are always formed.

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The common agents that does not plays any role in chemical weathering is hydrogen

Chemical weathering can be defined as a process by which rocks get decomposed due to chemical reactions. It leads to alteration in their constituent minerals.

Oxygen, carbon and calcium are involve in this reaction that causes chemical weathering while hydrogen does not helps in it.


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