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5 g of oven dried soil was heated in a furnace for 24 hours. After...

Biology
JAMB 1989

5 g of oven dried soil was heated in a furnace for 24 hours. After cooling, it weighed 4.8 g. What is the amount of humus in the soil?

  • A. 40.0g per 100 g dry soil
  • B. 4.4g per 100g dry soil
  • C. 4.0 g per 100g dry soil
  • D. 0.4g per 100g dry soil
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Correct Answer: Option C
Explanation

Mass of soil before drying, M\(_1\) = 5g

Mass of soil after drying, M\(_2\) = 4.8g

Difference in mass,M\(_1\) - M\(_2\)  = 5 - 4.8g = 0.2g

 

Amount of humus in the soil = \(\frac{{M_1} - {M_2}}{M_1}\times 100\) 

                                             =  \(\frac{0.2}{5}\times 100\)

                                            = 4.0g per 100 dry soil 

 

 


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