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Mekhanik [1.2K]
3 years ago
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Which of the following materials is most porous? shale clay unsorted sand and rock loosely packed gravel

Biology
2 answers:
lys-0071 [83]3 years ago
5 0

The correct answer is loosely packed gravel.

The water absorbing capacity of a substance is known as its porosity. The water absorbing capacity of loosely packed gravel is very high. It can absorb a lot of water and because of this quality it is used in aquifers.This is the property of loosely packed gravel that it can hold upto 25% of water which means its porosity is 25%.


lys-0071 [83]3 years ago
4 0
Loosly packed gravel

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