Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Bring the soil sample of your area, find out if it is acidic, basic or neutral. Discuss with farmers if they treat the soil in any manner.
Advertisements
Solution
To determine if the soil sample from your area is acidic, basic, or neutral, follow these steps:
- Collect the Soil Sample: Gather a small amount of soil from your area.
- Test the Soil pH: Use a pH meter or pH test strips to measure the pH of the soil.
- Acidic Soil: pH less than 7
- Neutral Soil: pH of 7
- Basic (Alkaline) Soil: pH greater than 7
- Discuss with Farmers:
- Ask local farmers if they use any specific treatments for the soil.
- Common treatments include adding lime to acidic soil to raise the pH or adding sulfur to alkaline soil to lower the pH.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
A white shirt has a yellow stain of curry. When soap is rubbed on this shirt during washing, the yellow stain turns reddish-brown. On rinsing the shirt with plenty of water, the reddish-brown stain turns yellow again.
What is the nature of soap (acidic/basic) as shown by the indicator present in curry stain?
What happens to the temperature of the solution when an acid is neutralised?
Give two examples of the following:
oxy-acid
What is the difference between an alkali and a base?
The preparation of Lead sulphate from Lead carbonate is a two-step process. (Lead sulphate cannot be prepared by adding dilute Sulphuric acid to Lead carbonate.)
Why is the direct addition of dilute sulphuric acid to Lead carbonate an impractical method of preparing Lead sulphate?
A farmer was unhappy because of his low crop yield. He discussed the problem with an agricultural scientist and realised that the soil of his field was either too acidic or too basic. What remedy would you suggest the farmer to neutralise the soil?
Which one of the following acids undergoes complete ionisation?
Complete the following equation.
HCl + H2O → ______ + ______.
Acidic or basic solutions are good conductors of electricity. Justify your answer.
Which one of the following will not produce an acid when made to react with water.
