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| As compared to the soil particles present in silt and sand, the soil particles present in clay are the smallest in size. The size of the soil particles in silt is between that of the size of soil particles in clay and sand. Sand is granular and the size of its particles is the largest. Soil samples collected from four different regions were mixed with water in a beaker and were allowed to settle. | |
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S and particles occupy layer
| A : |  | I | |
 | B : |  | II |
| C : | | III | |
| D : | | IV |
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Soil particles will settle according to their respective weights. The lightest soil particles will settle at the top of the beaker, whereas the heaviest soil particles will settle at the bottom. The sand particles present in soil are the largest. Thus, they will settle at the bottom of the beaker.
The correct answer is A.
n o , but the correct answer is b which i have ticked be cause the last layer which is shown is called the gravel in hindi (kankad) i am in full confiedence that my answer is correct and merit do all the things fast you ae doing everything very slow i want my answer on 14-2 2013 as on 15 feb my pre- annual exam is there of subject science
and i also want the answers of the questions asked by me in the subject of social studies and when i am seeing anyone another"s answer in that you have given the answer in 2 hrs in just 2 hrs but mine questions it has now became i think 1 week it"s not fair i want the answer quickly and now i am very much angry . just please try to do it quckly
Hi, you are very much right in saying that gravel should be present at the bottom as they are the heaviest. But in the given question only sand, silt and clay particles have been taken in account. So, the right answer would be sand is present in layer I.
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