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Certain amount of water percolate at the rate of 10ml/min in 50 min. Calculate the amount of water percolated.
  1. 500

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Solution

The correct option is A 500
Percolation rate is the amount of water that trickles into the soil in a given time. It is calculated as follows:

Percolation rate = Amount of water percolated(ml)Time taken(minutes)

Given,
Amount of water taken: x ml
Time taken by water to percolate: 50 min
Percolation rate= 10 ml/min)

Percolation rate=

Amount of water takenTime taken by water to percolate=x ml50 min=10 ml/min

Therefore, the amount of water percolalted (x) = 500 ml

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