Leda clay was formed when Champlain Sea (a body of water that occupied the depression formed during the last glaciation) gradually shrank,leaving the marine clays ________________.
A) very stable for constructional work.
B) soft even today
C) vulnerable to leaching by rainwater.
D) vulnerable to lateral spread
E) both C and D are correct
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