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What do you mean by soil acidity?​

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Answered by rawatbeena499
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Soil pH. Soil acidity is measured in pH units. Soil pH is a measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions in the soil solution. The lower the pH of soil, the greater the acidity. pH is measured on a logarithmic scale from 1 to 14, with 7 being neutral.

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Answered by Anonymous
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Soil pH is a measure of the acidity or basicity of a soil. pH is defined as the negative logarithm of the activity of hydronium ions in a solution. In soils, it is measured in a slurry of soil mixed with water, and normally falls between 3 and 10, with 7 being neutral. ......

The first, and most common, is that the organic matter and minerals that break down in soil over time are acidic in nature, and make the soil acidic. This is common in pine forests and peat bogs. The second way soil becomes acidic is via leaching due to excessive rainfall or irrigatioɴ...

There are four major reasons for soils to become acidic: rainfall and leaching, acidic parent material, organic matter decay, and harvest of high-yielding crops. ... In time, excessive rainfall leaches the soil profile's basic elements (calcium, magnesium, sodium, and potassium) that prevent soil acidity...

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