anil took 200g of soil and placed it in trough in the sun and allowed to dry for 3 hours after drying the soil was found weighed again and it was found to be 170 g .anil want to calculate the moisture content of the soil . please send me formula fast it' s my test
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Please find below the solution to the asked query
Initial amount of soil = 200 g
Amount of soil left after drying = 170 g
Amount of moisture in the soil= 200-170 = 30 g
% moisture content = Amount of moisture in soil/ initial amount of soil x 100
= 30/200 * 100
= 15 %
Please find below the solution to the asked query
Initial amount of soil = 200 g
Amount of soil left after drying = 170 g
Amount of moisture in the soil= 200-170 = 30 g
% moisture content = Amount of moisture in soil/ initial amount of soil x 100
= 30/200 * 100
= 15 %
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