Question

It is a process in which minerals in the rocks dissolve in water.
A) Sublimation
B) Solution
C) Heating
D) None of these

Answer 1

Hint: A mineral, or mineral species, is a solid chemical substance with very well-defined chemical composition and a certain crystal structure that exists naturally in pure form, according to geology.

Complete answer:
A solution is a form of a homogenous mixture that is made up of two or more substances. A solute is a material that is dissolved in another substance, known as a solvent, in such a mixture.

Let us look at the given options:
A) Sublimation: This option is incorrect because sublimation is the process of a substance transitioning directly from a solid to a gas state without passing through a liquid stage. It does not refer to the process in which minerals in the rocks dissolve in water.
B) Solution: This is the correct answer. When some minerals in the rocks are immediately soluble in water, a solution is formed. The soluble substances are washed away by the continual action of water, and the rock no longer remains solid, forming holes, rills, or a rough surface before crumbling or decomposing. When water is acidified by the dissolution of organic and inorganic acid, the action is greatly enhanced.
C) Heating: This option is incorrect because heating is not a process in which minerals in the rocks dissolve in water. Heating is a process through which the temperature of a substance is raised.
D) None of these: This option is incorrect because the correct answer is Option B.

Thus, the correct answer is Option (B) i.e,Solution.

Note: Sublimation is an endothermic process that occurs when a substance's triple point on its phase diagram, which corresponds to the lowest pressure at which the substance can exist as a liquid, is reached. Deposition or de-sublimation is the reversal of sublimation, in which a substance transitions from a gas to a solid-state.