Which geographical feature arises when carbonic acid accelerates limestone dissolution?

💡 Explanation

Karst topography arises via dissolution because carbonic acid reacts with calcium carbonate in limestone, increasing permeability in the presence of joints and bedding planes, therefore enhanced dissolution forms subsurface drainage networks and sinkholes rather than other geological processes.

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