Mass of crucible = 10g Mass of crucible and soil before heating = 29g Mass of a crucible and soil after heating = 18g From the information above, determine ...

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To determine the percentage of water in the soil sample, we need to first calculate the mass of dry soil in the sample. This can be done by subtracting the mass of the empty crucible from the mass of the crucible and soil after heating: Mass of dry soil = Mass of crucible and soil before heating - Mass of crucible and soil after heating Mass of dry soil = 29g - 18g Mass of dry soil = 11g Next, we can calculate the mass of water in the soil sample by subtracting the mass of dry soil from the initial mass of the sample: Mass of water = Mass of crucible and soil before heating - Mass of dry soil Mass of water = 29g - 11g Mass of water = 18g Finally, we can calculate the percentage of water in the sample by dividing the mass of water by the initial mass of the sample and multiplying by 100: Percentage of water = (Mass of water / Mass of crucible and soil before heating) x 100% Percentage of water = (18g / 29g) x 100% Percentage of water = 62.07% Therefore, the percentage of water in the given soil sample is approximately 62.07%. None of the answer options provided match this value exactly, so the closest option would be 50%.