Which of the following is/are the features of Acidic lava?

Low percentage of silica.

Volcanic cone is stratified

Mostly occur along the destructive boundary

Highly dense

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Acidic lavas are highly viscous with a high melting point.
They are light-coloured, of low density, and have a high percentage of silica.
They flow slowly and seldom travel far before solidifying.
The resultant volcanic cone is therefore stratified (hence the name stratovolcano) and steep-sided.
The rapid solidifying of lava in the vent obstructs the flow of the out-pouring lava, resulting in loud explosions, throwing out many volcanic bombs or pyroclasts.
Sometimes the lavas are so viscous that they form a lava plug at the crater like that of Mt. Pelée in Martinique (an island in the Lesser Antilles, Caribbean Islands).
Andesitic lava flow occurs mostly along the destructive boundaries (convergent boundaries).

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Acidic lavas are highly viscous with a high melting point.
They are light-coloured, of low density, and have a high percentage of silica.
They flow slowly and seldom travel far before solidifying.
The resultant volcanic cone is therefore stratified (hence the name stratovolcano) and steep-sided.
The rapid solidifying of lava in the vent obstructs the flow of the out-pouring lava, resulting in loud explosions, throwing out many volcanic bombs or pyroclasts.
Sometimes the lavas are so viscous that they form a lava plug at the crater like that of Mt. Pelée in Martinique (an island in the Lesser Antilles, Caribbean Islands).
Andesitic lava flow occurs mostly along the destructive boundaries (convergent boundaries).

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