Experiment of Air presence in soil
Experiment of Air presence in soil When, water and soil are mixed the height to the water level appears to be less than 8 cm. Imagine the height after water and soil are mixed is 6 cm. We can assume that the height of 4 cm of soil contains about 2 cm of air. That means about ¼ of the volume of soil contains air. The soil air amount in different soil samples is different. In the above activity water has moved into the space among soil particles. When, water moves into those spaces air present in them is released. Air which retains in soil particles is called soil air.