1. A soil has the following cations reported as cmolc per kg of soil Ca =...

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1. A soil has the following cations reported as cmolc per kg ofsoil Ca = 6; Mg = 4; K = 3; Na = 2; Al3+ = 10.

a. Calculate the CEC of the soil (cmolc per kg) ( 1 point)

b. Calculate the base saturation (2 points)

c. How much CaCO3 needs to be added to this soil to raise thebase saturation to 80%? (3 points)

d. How much CaO needs to be added to this soil to raise the basesaturation to 80%? (4 points)

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