A well drained soil under a rain forest in Brazil contains significant amounts of a silicate clay.Which of the following is it most apt to be?
A) chlorite
B) fine-grained mica
C) smectite
D) kaolinite
E) vermiculite
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Q1: If you were seeking a soil colloid
Q3: Which of the following is not a
Q4: Some soil colloids exhibit positive charges under
Q5: The swelling/shrinking tendency of some silicate clay
Q6: You are working with a soil colloid
Q7: A 1 kg soil sample has 2
Q8: Which cation would you expect to be
Q9: An alkaline soil contains 20% clay and
Q10: Soils rich in which type of clay
Q11: You find that the CEC of a
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