Which outcome accelerates near limestone bedrock when carbonic acid concentration sharply increases?

💡 Explanation

Concentrated carbonic acid causes increased rates of limestone dissolution because of enhanced chemical weathering; therefore karst topography forms quicker, rather than slower alkaline soil development occurring because of reduced weathering rates.

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