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The weight of total voids is equal to the weight of Water.

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The weight of total voids is equal to the weight of Water.

(a) True

(b) False

The question was asked in final exam.

My question comes from Soil as Three Phase System topic in portion Preliminary Definitions and Relationships of Geotechnical Engineering I

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Correct answer is (a) True

The best I can explain: The weight of total voids Wv is equal to the sum of weights of Water Ww and air Wa.  Wv=Ww+Wa.                                                                                                                                                         Here, the weight of air is considered to be negligible. ∴ Wa=0

Therefore, Wv=Ww , i.e., weight of total voids is equal to the weight of Water.

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