Which mineral precipitation rate change results when carbon dioxide escape accelerates inside a karst cave?

💡 Explanation

Increased carbon dioxide loss shifts the carbonate equilibrium. Degassing drives calcite supersaturation, leading to higher calcite precipitation rates, called precipitation, because calcium carbonate less soluble with lower CO2; therefore, increased precipitation rather than dissolution occurs.

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