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Agriculture · Q173

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 173

Q173

Soil colour determination chroma refers to which of the following

A.
Dominant spectral colour
B.
Lightness or darkness of the colour
C.
Purity or strength of colour
Answer
D.
None of these

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Chroma in soil colour determination refers to the relative purity or strength of the spectral colour and increases with decreasing greyness. In the soil colour chart, all colours on a given card are of a constant hue, designated by a symbol in the upper right-hand corner of the card.