What happens if water drips for a while?

Answer 1

Drips where?

If it is a faucet, it will erode the washer (seal) in the tap until it is a larger leak, and maybe leave an iron stain in your sink.

If it is in a cave, it often builds a stalactite or stalagmite over time.

Other places, it can eventually create a small pool or pit.

Sometimes, it just keeps you awake all night.

Answer 2

It depends what is dissolved in the water:
If it is freshly fallen rainwater, it will contain dissolved carbon dioxide, and will be slightly acid. If it falls on limestone or other acid-soluble material, it will gradually dissolve the limestone.

However, what I think you are referring to is water that is circulating through the ground, and has already dissolved minerals. The most common would be dissolved calcium carbonate, from limestone. When the water drips from the rock through a crack, where it meets the atmosphere, the dissolvved calcium carbonate preciritates from the water, and forms calcium carbonate deposits such as stalagtites, stalagmites, flowstone and such like, found in limestone caves.

Another common mineral dissolved in water is iron oxide, and in this case, the deposits formed are iron hydroxide or limonite. Small stalagtites of limonmite can often be found under overhangs at the foot of cliffs, where water has disolved iron minerals; particularly from porous sandstone .

Answer 3

Eventually the water will deteriorate what ever it is it's landing on. In ancient times, Asian countries would use it as a form of torture. They would tie the person down and let water drop on their foreheads and eventually the persons forehead would become soft. You can imagine where it goes from there.

Answer 4

it depends where the water is dripping