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There is no strong repulsive force between soil particles because ____________

(a) Mobile cation will move along the surface

(b) Cation will move opposite to each other

(c) Cations replace each other

(d) None  of the mentioned

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This intriguing question comes from Interparticle Force in a Soil Mass in portion Soil Structure and Clay Minerology of Geotechnical Engineering I

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Correct answer is (a) Mobile cation will move along the surface

Explanation: The mobile cations will move along the particle surface of positions which is balanced by particle charge there. Therefore repulsive force does not exist.

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