The ratio of the weight of given volume of soil solids to the weight of an equal volume of distilled water at the given temperature, is known

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• For determining the moisture content of a soil sample, the following data is available Weight of container = 260 g, Weight of soil sample and = 320 g container, Weight of soil sample (dried) and = 310 g container. The moisture content of the soil sample, is
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