Large sinkhole formation accelerates when which geochemical mechanism intensifies?

💡 Explanation

Sinkholes expand due to enhanced dissolution because acidic groundwater, charged with CO2, interacts with calcium carbonate; creating calcium bicarbonate via dissolution. Therefore the sinkhole expands, rather than from precipitation or organic reactions in an equivalent system.

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