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Your soil is 3.3% organic matter and 18.8% clay. Of that 18.8% 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? Please answer to one decimal.

Your soil is 3.3% organic matter and 18.8% clay. Of that 18.8% 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? Please answer to one decimal.

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Your soil is 3.3% organic matter and 18.8% clay. Of that 18.8% 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? Please answer to one decimal. 

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