1. Estimate soil porosity where particle and bulk den-sities were, respectively, 2.6 g/cm³ and 1.7 g/cm³(a)1.53(Ъ)0.35(c)0.65(d)0.53(e)1.35

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1. Estimate soil porosity where particle and bulk den-
sities were, respectively, 2.6 g/cm³ and 1.7 g/cm³
(a)
1.53
(Ъ)
0.35
(c)
0.65
(d)
0.53
(e)
1.35

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