Laboratory Analysis

Particle Density (continued)

Soil Science Basics

Soil & the Environment

Working with soil

Soil & Students

Soil & Agriculture

5. Weigh out 25g soil and pour Distilled water in squirt bottle.

weighing soil

6. Weigh empty flask without the cap.

weighing flask

7. Place 25g of soil into flask (wipe outside of flask clean) and get their mass without the cap.

pouring soil into flask weighing flask and soil

8. Using squirt bottle, add approximately 50mL Distilled water into the flask. (Wash any soil on the neck back into the bottom of the flask.)

squirting water

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