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Agriculture · Q635

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 635

Q635

Rocks containing more than 65% SiO2 are

A.
Neutral
B.
Alkaline
C.
Acidic
Answer
D.
None of these

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Rocks containing more than 65% SiO2 are acidic.
Rocks with more than 65% of silica are called Felsic or acidic, those with between 55 and 65 percent silica are intermediate, and those with between 45 - 55% silica are mafic (Basic) and those with less than 45% are ultramafic.
Acidic magma solidifies in the crust commonly as granite and erupts as rhyolite lavas. Within an intrusion, crystals grow large within the magma chamber.