Which process primarily causes extensive cave network formation?

💡 Explanation

The dissolution of limestone by carbonic acid creates caves; this is due to the dissolution process, because infiltrating rainwater combines with atmospheric carbon dioxide to form carbonic acid, therefore dissolving the calcium carbonate in limestone rather than fracturing because physical weathering is a far slower process.

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