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Agriculture · Q966

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 966

Q966

Concept of Lime Potential comes from which law?

A.
Schofield's Ratio Law
Answer
B.
Inverse Ratio Law
C.
Bragg's Law
D.
McLean's Law

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The concept of Lime potential comes from Schofield's Ratio Law. As per the law, the lime potential is a measure of the sum of the activities of calcium and magnesium hydroxides in the solution and is, therefore, a measure of the base status of the soil solution.
The lime potential is a simple function of the chemical potential of calcium hydroxide, lime. The mathematical expression of lime potential is pH - 0.5 pCa.