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Agriculture · Q815

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 815

Q815

Silica: sesquioxide (R2O3) ratio for tropical ecoregion is

A.
> 5.5
B.
3 to 4.5
C.
1 to 2
D.
< 2
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Sesquioxide ratio is the ratio of the number of molecules of silica to the number of molecules of alumina and iron oxide. The more highly weathered soils or their clay fractions in warm temperate, humid regions and especially those in the tropics, generally have a low ratio. The ratio is < 2 for tropical ecoregion.