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Chemical weathering
Palabras clave: Reacciones de meteorización, formación del suelo, hidrólisis e hidratación, reacciones
redox en los suelos.
Abstract Weathering occurs because rocks are exposed to physicochemical conditions different
from those under which they were formed. Most primary minerals contained in these rocks
are unstable at surface conditions and are therefore prone to chemical transformation.
Weathering generates the mineral fraction of soils, making life possible on the Earth´s
surface.
This paper focuses on the role of water, air and vegetation in weathering reactions. The
most important are hydrolysis and oxidation-reduction reactions.
Finally, as a didactic resource, we suggest some ideas for laboratory.
Keywords: Weathering reactions, soil formation, hydrolysis and hydration, redox reactions in soils.