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Agriculture · Q86

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 86

Q86

The basic slag is

A.
Water soluble fertilisers
B.
Citrate soluble fertilisers
Answer
C.
Alcohol soluble fertilisers
D.
Insoluble fertilisers

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Basic slag is a byproduct of the steel industry low in silica and high in base-forming oxides that are used in the basic process of steelmaking and that is subsequently useful as a fertilizer.
It is mostly citrate soluble fertilizers, quicklime and magnesite introduced for refractory protection, neutralizing the alumina and silica separated from the metal.