A soil sample is composed of 20% medium sand with average diameter of 0.38 mm, 10% fine sand with average diameter of 0.18 mm, 30% silt with average diameter of 0.01 mm, 20% kaolinite clay with average thickness of 4 x 10 -8 m, 15% illite clay with average thickness of 0.50 x 10 -8 m, and 5% montmorillonite with average thickness of 10 -9 m. Discuss the effect of mineral particle size on the specific surface of the soil (m2/g).
A soil sample is composed of 20% medium sand with average diameter of 0.38 mm, 10% fine sand with average diameter of 0.18 mm, 30% silt with average diameter of 0.01 mm, 20% kaolinite clay with average thickness of 4 x 10 -8 m, 15% illite clay with average thickness of 0.50 x 10 -8 m, and 5% montmorillonite with average thickness of 10 -9 m. Discuss the effect of mineral particle size on the specific surface of the soil (m2/g).
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A soil sample is composed of 20% medium sand with average diameter of 0.38 mm, 10% fine
sand with average diameter of 0.18 mm, 30% silt with average diameter of 0.01 mm, 20% kaolinite
clay with average thickness of 4 x 10 -8 m, 15% illite clay with average thickness of 0.50 x 10 -8
m, and 5% montmorillonite with average thickness of 10 -9 m. Discuss the effect of mineral particle
size on the specific surface of the soil (m2/g).
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