The amount of each size particle in soil is the particle size distribution. Do you think this is a good way to determine particle size distribution? Why or why not?
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Particle size distribution" is an index (means of expression) indicating what sizes (particle size) of particles are present in what proportions (relative particle amount as a percentage where the total amount of particles is 100 %) in the sample particle group to be measured.
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The amount of each size particle in soil is the particle size distribution. Do you think this is a good way to determine particle size distribution? Why or why not?
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ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇ sɪᴢᴇ ᴅɪsᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛɪᴏɴ" ɪs ᴀɴ ɪɴᴅᴇx (ᴍᴇᴀɴs ᴏғ ᴇxᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ) ɪɴᴅɪᴄᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴀᴛ sɪᴢᴇs (ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇ sɪᴢᴇ) ᴏғ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴏʀᴛɪᴏɴs (ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴀs ᴀ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇɴᴛᴀɢᴇ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴛᴀʟ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇs ɪs 100 %) ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴍᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇᴅ.