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The soil water which is impossible to remove from the soil is ___________

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The soil water which is impossible to remove from the soil is ___________

(a) Structural water

(b) Capillary water

(c) Solvate water

(d) Pore water

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Enquiry is from Modes of Occurrences of Water in Soil in section Soil Water Effective and Neutral Stresses of Geotechnical Engineering I

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Right choice is (a) Structural water

Easiest explanation: Under loading encountered in soil engineering, it is found out that structural water cannot be separated or removed and therefore it is considered as a part and parcel of the soil particle.

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