The empty cylinder of a soil-coring tool weighs 47.27 g, and holds a total volume of 220 cm3. The following mass data were gathered from an undisturbed, bulk sample collected with this tool: 1) Moist soil at approximately field capacity + coring cylinder = 377.21 grams 2) Oven dry soil + coring cylinder: 338.92 grams Given these data and the assumption of an average particle density of 2.65 g/cm3 for this soil, then what percentage of the total volume in this soil sample is solid particles? Your Answer: Answer units

The empty cylinder of a soil-coring tool weighs 47.27 g, and holds a total volume of 220 cm3. The following mass data were gathered from an undisturbed, bulk sample collected with this tool: 1) Moist soil at approximately field capacity + coring cylinder = 377.21 grams 2) Oven dry soil + coring cylinder: 338.92 grams Given these data and the assumption of an average particle density of 2.65 g/cm3 for this soil, then what percentage of the total volume in this soil sample is solid particles? Your Answer: Answer units

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The empty cylinder of a soil-coring tool weighs 47.27 g, and holds a total volume of
220 cm3. The following mass data were gathered from an undisturbed, bulk sample
collected with this tool:
1) Moist soil at approximately field capacity + coring cylinder = 377.21 grams
2) Oven dry soil + coring cylinder: 338.92 grams
Given these data and the assumption of an average particle density of 2.65 g/cm3 for
this soil, then what percentage of the total volume in this soil sample is solid
particles?
Your Answer:
Answer
units

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