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3 years ago

Explain the difference between mechanical weathering and chemical weathering

Chemistry

2 answers:

bezimeni [28]3 years ago

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This is the right answer it was a question on my test and i got it right

Alchen [17]3 years ago

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Answer:

mechanical weathering breaks rocks into smaller forms without any change in their composition whereas chemical weathering breaks down rocks by forming new minerals .

or simply mechanical weathering is the physical breakdown of rocks while chemical weathering is the breakdown of rocks through chemical reactions .

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