Question

Q5.Which of the following substances is added by farmers if the soil is acidic?
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Answer 1

Answer:

The most common way to raise the pH of soil is to add pulverized limestone to the soil. Limestone acts as a soil acid neutralizer and consists of either calcium and magnesium carbonate or calcium carbonate. These are called dolomitic limestone and calcitic limestone respectively

Answer 2

If the soil is acidic then farmers will add chalk, quick lime or slaked lime to the soil.

• Quick lime is calcium oxide and slaked lime is calcium hydroxide. Both of this are base.
• If the soil of field become acidic then the farmers will add these bases because this bases reacts with the acid of soil and form salt and water.