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Acids, bases and salt
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04/09/2021 11:35 am
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Under what soil conditions, do you think a farmer would spread or treat the soil of his field with quick lime (calcium oxide) or slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) or chalk (calcium carbonate)?
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04/09/2021 11:37 am
A soil usually becomes acidic when there is either a high peat content or, iron minerals or there are some rotten vegetables in the soil. In order to reduce the acidic strength, ‘liming of soil’ is usually done. For this, any of the substances that have been mentioned are added to the soil since they are of basic nature.