OBJECTIVE FORESTRY

Detailed explanation-1: -Hydration is a form of chemical weathering in which the chemical bonds of the mineral are changed as it interacts with water. One instance of hydration occurs as the mineral anhydrite reacts with groundwater. The water transforms anhydrite into gypsum, one of the most common minerals on Earth.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Important processes of chemical weathering are solution, carbonation, hydration, oxidation and reduction. These processes act on the rocks to decompose, dissolve or reduce them to a fine clastic state through chemical reactions by oxygen, surface and/or soil water and other acids.

Detailed explanation-3: -CHEMICAL WEATHERING DUE TO WATER Chemical weathering occurs when water dissolves minerals in rocks, resulting in new compounds. This is also known as hydrolysis. An example would be when water comes in the proximity of granite. Feldspar crystals present inside the rock react chemically, forming clay minerals.