Question.
Under what soil condition do you think a farmer would treat the soil of his fields with quick lime (calcium oxide) or slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) or chalk (calcium carbonate) ?
Under what soil condition do you think a farmer would treat the soil of his fields with quick lime (calcium oxide) or slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) or chalk (calcium carbonate) ?
solution:
If the soil is acidic and improper for cultivation, then to neutralise the acidity of the soil, the farmer would treat the soil with quick lime or slaked lime or chalk.
If the soil is acidic and improper for cultivation, then to neutralise the acidity of the soil, the farmer would treat the soil with quick lime or slaked lime or chalk.
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