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The water content of a soil sample cannot be determined by _____ method.

(a) oven drying

(b) alcohol

(c) calcium carbide

(d) pipette

I got this question by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

I'd like to ask this question from Water Content in chapter Index Properties Determination of Geotechnical Engineering I

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The correct choice is (d) pipette

Easiest explanation: The pipette method is the standard sedimentation method used in laboratory for wet mechanical or sedimentation analysis.

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