Which dissolved mineral accumulates downslope because intense leaching occurs within soils?

💡 Explanation

Calcium Carbonate precipitates in lower soil horizons because a lower pH from intense leaching increases its ionic concentration at lower soil depths via 'capillary action'; therefore, the accumulation process, rather than other minerals concentrating directly via deposition as evaporation concentrates the most soluble near the surface.

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