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List the differences between clayey soil and sandy soil.

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$\begin{matrix} C l a y e y s o i l & S a n d y s o i l (i) T h e p r o p o r t i o n o f s m a l l e r o r & (i) T h e p r o p o r t i o n o f f i n e p a r t i c l e s i s m o r e . & l a r g e r p a r t i c l e s i s m o r e . (i i) I t c a n h o l d g o o d a m o u n t o f w a t e r . & (i i) I t c a n n o t h o l d w a t e r . (i i i) I t i s f e r t i l e . & (i i i) I t i s n o t f e r t i l e . (i v) A i r c o n t e n t i s l o w . & (i v) A i r g e t t r a p p e d b e t w e e n t h e p a r t i c l e s o f t h e s o i l . (v) P a r t i c l e s a r e t i g h t l y p a c k e d . & (v) P a r t i c l e s a r e l o o s e l y p a c k e d . (v i) G o o d f o r g r o w i n g v a r i o u s c r o p s . & (v i) N o t s u i t a b l e f o r g r o w i n g c r o p s . \end{matrix}$

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