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Today, as part of the series of posts on soils, we are going to look at ‘soil texture’. Soil forms the basis for all life but it’s important to know about its mineral constitution as well as its biological profile.

Texture refers to the ‘feel’ of the soil. This is affected by the constituent materials found within it, specifically sand, silt and clay particles. A coarse sand will feel gritty but a wet clay will feel heavy and sticky. The texture of a soil has a direct impact on the way the soil reacts to certain environmental conditions – for example, towards drought or heavy rain (with sandy soils more freely draining).

There is a big difference in the size of the different particles.

Coarse sand = diameter 2-0.2mm

Fine sand = diameter 0.2-0.02mm

Silt = diameter 0.02-0.002mm

Clay = diameter less than 0.002mm

Note how the clay particles are much smaller than the sand particles – this is important as it means the total surface area of a clay soil is much greater and so the capacity to hold water is also much greater.

Between the sand, silt and clay particles there are lots of pores. In fact a soil as a whole is generally 45% mineral, 5% organic matter (depending on the soil) and 50% pore space through which air and water can pass.

Sand –

Made up of weathered primary rock minerals.

The particles are irregular in outline.

They are large and so do not pack together easily.

Large pore spaces in between.

Air gets in very easily and water flows rapidly through it.

Silt –

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3 years ago

Write the electron configuration for the following elements:

vazorg [7]

Answer:

a.Carbon [He]2s22p2

b. Neon [He]2s22p6

c. Sulfur [Ne]3s23p4

d.Lithium [He]2s1

e. Argon [Ne]3s23p6

f. Oxygen [He]2s22p4

g.Potassium [Ar]4s1

h. Helium 1s2

This table is available to download as a PDF to use as a study sheet.

NUMBER ELEMENT ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

1 Hydrogen 1s1

2 Helium 1s2

3 Lithium [He]2s1

4 Beryllium [He]2s2

5 Boron [He]2s22p1

6 Carbon [He]2s22p2

7 Nitrogen [He]2s22p3

8 Oxygen [He]2s22p4

9 Fluorine [He]2s22p5

10 Neon [He]2s22p6

11 Sodium [Ne]3s1

12 Magnesium [Ne]3s2

13 Aluminum [Ne]3s23p1

14 Silicon [Ne]3s23p2

15 Phosphorus [Ne]3s23p3

16 Sulfur [Ne]3s23p4

17 Chlorine [Ne]3s23p5

18 Argon [Ne]3s23p6

19 Potassium [Ar]4s1

20 Calcium [Ar]4s2

21 Scandium [Ar]3d14s2

22 Titanium [Ar]3d24s2

23 Vanadium [Ar]3d34s2

24 Chromium [Ar]3d54s1

25 Manganese [Ar]3d54s2

26 Iron [Ar]3d64s2

27 Cobalt [Ar]3d74s2

28 Nickel [Ar]3d84s2

29 Copper [Ar]3d104s1

30 Zinc [Ar]3d104s2

31 Gallium [Ar]3d104s24p1

32 Germanium [Ar]3d104s24p2

33 Arsenic [Ar]3d104s24p3

34 Selenium [Ar]3d104s24p4

35 Bromine [Ar]3d104s24p5

36 Krypton [Ar]3d104s24p6

37 Rubidium [Kr]5s1

38 Strontium [Kr]5s2

39 Yttrium [Kr]4d15s2

40 Zirconium [Kr]4d25s2

41 Niobium [Kr]4d45s1

42 Molybdenum [Kr]4d55s1

43 Technetium [Kr]4d55s2

44 Ruthenium [Kr]4d75s1

45 Rhodium [Kr]4d85s1

46 Palladium [Kr]4d10

47 Silver [Kr]4d105s1

48 Cadmium [Kr]4d105s2

49 Indium [Kr]4d105s25p1

50 Tin [Kr]4d105s25p2

51 Antimony [Kr]4d105s25p3

52 Tellurium [Kr]4d105s25p4

53 Iodine [Kr]4d105s25p5

54 Xenon [Kr]4d105s25p6

55 Cesium [Xe]6s1

56 Barium [Xe]6s2

57 Lanthanum [Xe]5d16s2

58 Cerium [Xe]4f15d16s2

59 Praseodymium [Xe]4f36s2

60 Neodymium [Xe]4f46s2

61 Promethium [Xe]4f56s2

62 Samarium [Xe]4f66s2

63 Europium [Xe]4f76s2

64 Gadolinium [Xe]4f75d16s2

65 Terbium [Xe]4f96s2

66 Dysprosium [Xe]4f106s2

67 Holmium [Xe]4f116s2

68 Erbium [Xe]4f126s2

69 Thulium [Xe]4f136s2

70 Ytterbium [Xe]4f146s2

71 Lutetium [Xe]4f145d16s2

72 Hafnium [Xe]4f145d26s2

73 Tantalum [Xe]4f145d36s2

74 Tungsten [Xe]4f145d46s2

75 Rhenium [Xe]4f145d56s2

76 Osmium [Xe]4f145d66s2

77 Iridium [Xe]4f145d76s2

78 Platinum [Xe]4f145d96s1

79 Gold [Xe]4f145d106s1

80 Mercury [Xe]4f145d106s2

81 Thallium [Xe]4f145d106s26p1

82 Lead [Xe]4f145d106s26p2

83 Bismuth [Xe]4f145d106s26p3

84 Polonium [Xe]4f145d106s26p4

85 Astatine [Xe]4f145d106s26p5

86 Radon [Xe]4f145d106s26p6

87 Francium [Rn]7s1

88 Radium [Rn]7s2

89 Actinium [Rn]6d17s2

90 Thorium [Rn]6d27s2

91 Protactinium [Rn]5f26d17s2

92 Uranium [Rn]5f36d17s2

93 Neptunium [Rn]5f46d17s2

94 Plutonium [Rn]5f67s2

95 Americium [Rn]5f77s2

96 Curium [Rn]5f76d17s2

97 Berkelium [Rn]5f97s2

98 Californium [Rn]5f107s2

99 Einsteinium [Rn]5f117s2

100 Fermium [Rn]5f127s2

101 Mendelevium [Rn]5f137s2

102 Nobelium [Rn]5f147s2

103 Lawrencium [Rn]5f147s27p1

104 Rutherfordium [Rn]5f146d27s2

105 Dubnium *[Rn]5f146d37s2

106 Seaborgium *[Rn]5f146d47s2

107 Bohrium *[Rn]5f146d57s2

108 Hassium *[Rn]5f146d67s2

109 Meitnerium *[Rn]5f146d77s2

110 Darmstadtium *[Rn]5f146d97s1

111 Roentgenium *[Rn]5f146d107s1

112 Copernium *[Rn]5f146d107s2

113 Nihonium *[Rn]5f146d107s27p1

114 Flerovium *[Rn]5f146d107s27p2

115 Moscovium *[Rn]5f146d107s27p3

116 Livermorium *[Rn]5f146d107s27p4

117 Tennessine *[Rn]5f146d107s27p5

118 Oganesson *[Rn]5f146d107s27p6

Explanation:

I hope it's help

8 0

2 years ago

Scattered. The particles. are not

exis [7]

the change in the direction of motion of a particle because of a collision with another particle. As defined in physics, a collision can occur between particles that repel one another, such as two positive (or negative) ions, and need not involve direct physical contact of the particles

5 0

2 years ago

The dissociation of a/an ________ releases hydrogen ions and increases the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution.

Crank

Acid...hope it helps

5 0

3 years ago

How many moles of Mg3(PO4)2 are in 350.00 grams of Mg3(PO4)2?

dusya [7]

Answer:

1.3 moles/ 1.33150727 moles

Explanation:

350g x 1 mol/262.86g = 1.3 moles

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2 years ago

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