The diagram below illustrates a tool used to analyse a soil sample in an experiment. Use it to answer this question. The diameter of the soil particle that ...

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - Agricultural Science - 2022 (Objective) Subject: Agricultural Science

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The diagram below illustrates a tool used to analyse a soil sample in an experiment. Use it to answer this question.


The diameter of the soil particle that would be retained in the part labelled II is

Answer Details
The tool in the diagram is a sieve, and the part labelled II is the mesh size of the sieve. The mesh size determines the diameter of the soil particle that can pass through it. So, the diameter of the soil particle that would be retained in the part labelled II is the size range of the mesh, which is 0.02 - 0.2 mm. Therefore, the answer is the second option: 0.02 - 0.2 mm.

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