A sample of dry soil is coated with a thin layer of paraffin and has a mass of 460 g. It displaced 300 cc of water when immersed in it. The paraffin is peeled off and its mass was found to be 9 g. If the specific gravity of soil solids and paraffin are 2.65 and 0.9 respectively, the voids ratio of soil is nearly
A sample of dry soil is coated with a thin layer of paraffin and has a mass of 460 g. It displaced 300 cc of water when immersed in it. The paraffin is peeled off and its mass was found to be 9 g. If the specific gravity of soil solids and paraffin are 2.65 and 0.9 respectively, the voids ratio of soil is nearly
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![A sample of dry soil is coated with a
thin layer of paraffin and has a mass of
460 g. It displaced 300 cc of water when
immersed in it. The paraffin is peeled off
and its mass was found to be 9 g. If the
specific gravity of soil solids and paraffin
are 2.65 and 0.9 respectively, the voids
ratio of soil is nearly](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fcb39bcf9-5258-4295-98bb-f5a06abafaa6%2F54be7bab-6c34-4d59-b867-2f08d7c387c2%2Fhzrnrxr_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A sample of dry soil is coated with a
thin layer of paraffin and has a mass of
460 g. It displaced 300 cc of water when
immersed in it. The paraffin is peeled off
and its mass was found to be 9 g. If the
specific gravity of soil solids and paraffin
are 2.65 and 0.9 respectively, the voids
ratio of soil is nearly
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