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Which outcome characterizes submerged stalactite formation due to hydrological changes?

A)Enhanced calcium carbonate precipitation rate drastically
B)Increased dissolution of existing formations instead
C)Formation rate independent external water pressure
D)Aragonite polymorph formation slows significantly

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Submerged stalactites see calcium carbonate dissolve because of higher carbonic acid concentrations; this is due to increased water flow altering the chemical equilibrium, rather than promoting precipitation like in vadose zone conditions; therefore, dissolution increases instead.

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