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Agriculture · Q348

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 348

Q348

Hydrogen bonding takes place in the interlayer of

A.
Kaolinite
Answer
B.
Montmorillonite
C.
Mica
D.
Chlorite

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Hydrogen bonding takes place in the interlayer of Kaolinite.
Kaolinite is a clay mineral, with the chemical composition Al2Si2O5(OH)4. It is a layered silicate mineral, with one tetrahedral sheet of silica linked through oxygen atoms to one octahedral sheet of alumina octahedral.