Question

Why is acidic soil is treated with quick lime

Answer 1

Acidic soil needs to be neutralise.Quick line when reacts with water/moisture in surrounding produces slaked lime or Ca(OH)2 which is basic and can neutralise the soil for better crops.

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Tripathy.

Answer 2

helloo...

The pH of normal soil is around 7(neutral). If we will add quicklime, which is a base, in acidic soil then the acid will be neutralized and the pH would come back to normal.

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