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Why does acid precipitation weather rocks faster then Normal precipitation
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Why does acid precipitation weather rocks faster then Normal precipitation

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Acid has a ph different of normal precipitation which is acid free. The difference in ph corrodes the rocks. I don't believe acid rain weathers the rocks, but rather corrodes them. 
User IT Goldman
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Because some of the minerals in the rocks are more soluble
in slightly acidic water than they are in neutral water.


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