Practice mode Soil Science

Clay and humus particles smaller than 0.002 mm are called colloids. What kind of surface area do they have, which provides sites for adsorption, catalysis and microbial colonisation?

Correct answer C. Extremely high

Explanation

Because surface area rises as particle size falls, colloids have an extremely high specific surface area, often hundreds of square metres per gram.

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