The Amount of Water Associated with the Wilting Point in Clay

question 24

Multiple Choice

The amount of water associated with the wilting point in clay is ________ than that for sand and silt because ________.

• A)greater the water is very tightly bound to the smaller,more numerous clay particles
• B)greater there is less hygroscopic water in clay than in sand and silt
• C)less the water is loosely bound to the smaller,more numerous clay particles
• D)less there is less hygroscopic water in clay than in sand and silt

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