Question

Red soil is reddish in colour due to increased content of _________
(i) Bauxite
(ii) Iron
(iii) Manganese
(iv) Tin

Answer 1

Answer:

Its red colour is mainly due to ferric oxides occurring as thin coatings on the soil particles while the iron oxide occurs as haematite or as hydrous ferric oxide. When it occurs in the hydrate form as limonite the soil gets a yellow colour

Answer 2

Answer:

Red soil is reddish in colour due to increased content of Iron