What is the three main groups of clay minerals?
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Chapter3: Weight-volume Relationships And Plasticity
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![What is the three main groups of clay minerals?
O 1.- Wet Clay
- Montmorillonite
- llite
O 2.- Kaolinite
- Sand
- Silt
O 3.- Illite
Sand
- Peat
O 4.- Kaolinite
Montmorillonite
- Illite
QUESTION 3
A soil which has montmoillonite is not mnore susceptible to be affected by large volume
changes.
O 1.Correct.
O 2. Not correct.
O 3. Montmoillonite is not a clay mineral.
O 4. Kaolinite is more usceptible to be affected by large volume
changes.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F313a8bb6-7a29-44d5-a507-f63e716b3388%2Fe8fd33a4-ccc0-4673-8c79-f507052f7e46%2Ff5d2993_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:What is the three main groups of clay minerals?
O 1.- Wet Clay
- Montmorillonite
- llite
O 2.- Kaolinite
- Sand
- Silt
O 3.- Illite
Sand
- Peat
O 4.- Kaolinite
Montmorillonite
- Illite
QUESTION 3
A soil which has montmoillonite is not mnore susceptible to be affected by large volume
changes.
O 1.Correct.
O 2. Not correct.
O 3. Montmoillonite is not a clay mineral.
O 4. Kaolinite is more usceptible to be affected by large volume
changes.
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