Which outcome occurs when the evaporation rate exceeds calcium bicarbonate replenishment in cave stalactite formation?

💡 Explanation

Slower stalactite growth occurs because exceeding calcium bicarbonate replenishment limits the availability of calcium carbonate for deposition in the water, a process called chemical precipitation; therefore, stalactite growth decelerates rather than accelerate. Formation materials alter with external conditions.

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