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The average hygroscopicity of clay is ___________

(a) 6 %

(b) 16 %

(c) 1 %

(d) 4 %

This question was addressed to me in an internship interview.

Question is taken from Modes of Occurrences of Water in Soil topic in division Soil Water Effective and Neutral Stresses of Geotechnical Engineering I

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Correct choice is (b) 16 %

The best explanation: The average hygroscopicity of sands, silts and clay is 1 %, 6 % and 16 %.

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