RESULTS

Concntration of Na Standard Solution Reading from the photometer

(ppm / mg/L
20 20.00
40 40.00
60 60.00
80 80.00
100 100.00
150 150.00
200

RESULTS

Table 9.1c: dark soil

PARAMETER REPLICATE
 Soil 1 Soil 2 Soil 3 Soil 4

Weight of air-dried 4.0134 4.0023 4.0242 4.0162

soil samples (g)
Total volume of 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
soil extract (mL)
[Na] (mg/L) 91.6 94.7 92.0 92.8

[Na] (mEq/L Na) 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.0

CEC (mEq/100 g 9.9 10.3 9.9 10.0

soil)

Table 9.1c: yellow soil

PARAMETER REPLICATE

Soil 1 Soil 2 Soil 3 Soil 4

Weight of air-dried 10.3491 10.7323 10.0572 10.0113

soil samples (g)
Total volume of 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
soil extract (mL)
[Na] (mg/L) 8.0 5.2 10.0 1.8

[Na] (mEq/L Na) 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.1

CEC (mEq/100 g 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.1

soil)

CALCULATION

(mg/ L)x valence

[Na] (mEq/L Na) =
mol weight
DARK SOIL YELLOW SOIL
Soil 1 91.6109 x 1 Soil 1 7.9591 x 1
= 3.9831 = 0.3460
23 23
Soil 2 94.6692 x 1 Soil 2 5.1792 x 1
= 4.1161 = 0.2252
23 23
Soil 3 91.9873 x 1 Soil 3 9.9353 x 1
= 4.000 = 0.4320
23 23
Soil 4 92.7537 x 1 Soil 4 1.7957 x 1
= 4.0328 = 0.0781
23 23

mEq A 100
CEC (mEq/100 g soil) = Na x x
L Wt 1000
DARK SOIL YELLOW SOIL
Soil 1 100 100 Soil 1 100 100
3.9831 x x = 9.9 0.3460 x x = 0.3
4.0134 1000 10.3491 1000
Soil 2 100 100 Soil 2 100 100
4.1161 x x = 10.3 0.2252 x x = 0.2
4.0023 1000 10.7323 1000
Soil 3 100 100 Soil 3 100 100
4.000 x x = 9.9 0.4320 x x = 0.4
4.0242 1000 10.0572 1000
Soil 4 100 100 Soil 4 100 100
4.0328 x x = 10.0 0.0781 x x = 0.1
4.0162 1000 10.0113 1000
Average 9.9 + 10.3 + 9.9 + 10.0 ÷ 4 = 10.0 Average 0.3 + 0.2 + 0.4 + 0.1 ÷ 4 = 0.3