1.One of the cause of chemical weathering is an acid environment.

a. State the driver and pressure (based on the D-P-S-I-R, Driver pressure
state impact response concept) of acidification in the atmosphere
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b. State the driver and pressure of acidification and the ocean
2. Why does salt accelerate the process of corrosion?
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3. How can you use the concept of solubility to explain the impact of chemical
weathering on building material such as limestone and concrete? (See textbook chapter
12)
4. Download one research journal on chemical weathering on building material and
resume their methodology and results with your own words
5. Re-read and practice questions in Chapter 9 and 10
6. What is the relation between Redox and Gibbs Free Energy? Give a quantitative
example!
7. How can you explain cement and steel production based on the concept of
spontaneity?