You Were Advised to Use Elemental Sulfur in the Reclamation

question 41

Multiple Choice

You were advised to use elemental sulfur in the reclamation of a saline-sodic soil.Indicate how the sulfur helps bring about this reclamation.

• A)Sulfur leaches down into the soil and increases the soil pH.
• B)Sulfur is oxidized to sulfates that will precipitate much of the exchangeable Na⁺.
• C)Sulfur helps maintain high salt content while reducing exchangeable Na+ levels.
• D)Sulfur is oxidized and forms sulfuric acid which,in turn,removes the exchangeable Na^+.
• E)Sulfur stimulates the formation of gypsum in the soil.

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