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Agriculture · Q189

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 189

Q189

Charge of brucite layer is

A.
+ve
Answer
B.
-ve
C.
zero
D.
None of the above

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Brucite is the mineral form of magnesium hydroxide. It is a common alteration product of periclase in marble, low-temperature hydrothermal vein mineral in metamorphosed limestones and chlorite schists.
Brucite is a double hydroxide layer and is positively charged.