Given: Colloid Type CEC cmolc/kg pH= 7 Organic matter 200 Vermiculite 150 Smectite 100 Mica 30 Chlorite 30 Kaolinite 8 Fe/Al oxides +5 Your soil is 2.8% organic matter and 21.2% clay. Of that 21.2% clay, 20% is kaolinite, 20% is vermiculite, 40% is smectite, and 20% is mica. It is 1.7% iron oxide. Your soil is at a pH of 7. What is the total CEC of this soil in cmolc/kg?

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Colloid Type CEC cmolc/kg pH= 7
Organic matter 200
Vermiculite 150
Smectite 100
Mica 30
Chlorite 30
Kaolinite 8
Fe/Al oxides +5

Your soil is 2.8% organic matter and 21.2% clay. Of that 21.2% clay, 20% is kaolinite, 20% is vermiculite, 40% is smectite, and 20% is mica. It is 1.7% iron oxide. Your soil is at a pH of 7. 

What is the total CEC of this soil in cmolc/kg? 

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