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    Question

    _____ clay has the highest capacity to absorb

    exchangeable cations .
    A Kaolinite Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Illite Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Vermiculite Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Montmorillonite Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of the above Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The sum total of the exchangeable cations that a soil can absorb is called as cation exchange capacity. Vermiculite clay mineral has highest CEC 

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