Near a large quarry, which outcome results when groundwater acidity increases beyond limestone dissolution equilibrium?

💡 Explanation

Increased acidity enhances the chemical weathering mechanism called dissolution, causing voids underground; because increased dissolution destabilizes the overburden, pre-existing weaknesses collapse to form sinkholes; therefore sinkhole development drastically accelerates rather than stabilizing or dropping the water table.

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