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Agriculture · Q609

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 609

Q609

Unit of Hydraulic gradient is

A.
cm/sec
B.
unit less
Answer
C.
cm
D.
cm2/sec

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The hydraulic gradient is the driving force that causes groundwater to move in the direction of maximum decreasing total head. In soil science, it describes the effectiveness of the driving force behind water movement.
There is no unit of Hydraulic Gradient, it is unit less.