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← GeographyWhich outcome occurs when silicate bedrock undergoes intense chemical weathering?
A)Formation of thick laterite soils✓
B)Increased deposition of calcium carbonate
C)Enhanced development of expansive clay
D)Decreased rate of soil acidification
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Laterite soils will form because intense chemical weathering, specifically hydrolysis, leaches silica and enriches iron and aluminum oxides; therefore, laterite forms rather than carbonate deposition which typically requires different climatic and geological conditions.
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