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← GeographyWhich 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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