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Percolation Rate of Soil

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Give reasons for low percolation rate of clayey soil as compared to sandy soil.

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Clay soil has very fine soil particles through which water cannot be easily percolated. Whereas in sandy soil, they have big soil particles so that water can be easily filtered or percolated.

This is the reason why there is a low percolation rate in clay soil compared to sandy soil.

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