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A farmer applies gypsum to reclaim a sodic (alkali) soil with a high exchangeable sodium percentage. Gypsum works mainly by supplying which ion, which replaces the exchangeable sodium held on the soil colloid and allows the displaced sodium to be leached away?

A Potassium ion
B Magnesium ion
C Ammonium ion
D Calcium ion
E Hydrogen ion
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