Which risk increases as water evaporates during stalactite formation?

💡 Explanation

Increased mineral concentration at the drip point occurs because evaporation enhances supersaturation, driving mineral precipitation via deposition; therefore, increased mineral deposit, rather than decreased dissolution, results from increased mineral concentration.

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