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25 gram of soil was taken. this soil absorbed 25 ml of water. calculate the percentage of water absorbed by the soil

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Weight of soil=25 g
Volume of water absorbed by the soil=25 ml
Weight of water absorbed by the soil=25 g
(1 mL of water has weight equal to 1 g)
Percentage of water absorbed will be given by,
25 x 100 =25%
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