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Does the rate of chemical weathering increase or stay the same when a rock becomes more mechanically weathered?

Does the rate of chemical weathering increase or stay the same when a rock becomes more mechanically weathered?
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Does the rate of chemical weathering increase or stay the same when a rock becomes more mechanically weathered?

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The rate of chemical weathering will increase because the rock that has been mechanically weathered will be smaller and have more surface area.

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It increases because more surfaces of the rock are exposed
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