In coastal karst topography, which effect accelerates when increased wave action persistently removes weathered surface layers?

💡 Explanation

Enhanced chemical rock dissolution occurs because constant removal of weathered material exposes fresh rock surfaces, promoting further weathering via dissolution; this process is called 'exfoliation'. The exposure accelerates weathering, rather than hindering it, under these physical conditions; therefore the answer is A rather than the others.

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