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Water reacts with minerals in some rocks and very slowly dissolves the rock. What type of weathering does this demonstrate?

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Salt wedging

Step-by-step explanation:

Salt wedging is a natural phenomenon which occurs in rocks and stones. It is a physical weathering process. It is a process by which water enters into the small cracks on the rocks and form salt like NaCl and thereby enlarging the cracks.

Most water contains dissolved salts and when water enters into the small cracks of the rocks, the salt begins to grow and it exerts pressures on the walls of the crack thereby enlarging the cracks.

This type of phenomenon is mostly seen near the seacoast and in the arid regions.

Thus water reacts with the minerals in the rock and slowly dissolves the rock in salt wedging weathering process.

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