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← GeographyWhich result occurs when acidic rainfall intensity increases?
A)Accelerated leaching mineral nutrient depletion✓
B)Increased pedogenesis through bioturbation
C)Reduced weathering rate horizon profiles
D)Enhanced soil-water mineral equilibrium
💡 Explanation
Accelerated acidic rainfall promotes leaching because dissolution mobilizes ions; these are then carried downward through horizon profiles. Therefore, nutrient depletion accelerates, rather than equilibrium increases, due to loss of soluble minerals rather than stabilization via bioturbation and slower weathering.
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