Question

If a soil sample 'X' has 20% Water Holding Capacity. I have poured water from measuring cylinder having 100 ml water on 50 g of soil sample 'Y' till dripping. Water left in cylinder is 80 ml. Calculate percentage of wayer retained by soil sample 'Y'.

Answer 1

Answer:

10 gm is right answer

Explanation:

if then the amount of water is 20 ml then yhe amount of soil is 50 gm then he will take water note more then 20% so the 20% pf 50 is 10 so right answer is 10

Answer 2

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• Now, 100ml water is poured in soil sample Y.

• Weight of soil = 50 g.

• Water left in the cylinder - 80ml.

Thus, the water that was absorbed:- ( 100 - 80 ) = 20ml.

$\boxed{\bf{\purple{Percentage \ of \ water \ retained = \dfrac{Water \ absorbed}{Weight \ of \ soil} \times 100 }}}$

$:\to \sf Water \ \% =\dfrac{20}{50} \times 100$

$:\to \sf{\red{Water \ \% =40 \ \%}}$

Therefore, percentage of water absorbed = 40%.