Vidyalelo
Agriculture · Q429

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 429

Q429

Dielectric constant of dry soil is

A.
3 - 6
Answer
B.
4 - 23
C.
20 - 30
D.
None of the above

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The dielectric constant is the ratio of the permittivity of a substance to the permittivity of free space. It is an expression of the extent to which a material concentrates electric flux and is the electrical equivalent of the relative magnetic permeability.
The dielectric constant of dry soil varies between 3 - 6 depending on the texture of the soil.