Which change promotes faster dripstone formation in caves?

💡 Explanation

Increased karst dissolution increases available calcium bicarbonate, facilitating chemical precipitation; this results from equilibrium shifts. The increased saturation accelerates dripstone growth because the calcium carbonate precipitation reaction proceeds faster; therefore more deposition occurs rather than slower deposition from other factors.

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