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    General

    1.
    Colloids
    common
    inorganic
    extremely
    too
    ordinary
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    an
    can
    2.
    diameter.
    their
    unit
    times
    coarse
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    clays
    surfaces
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    occur
    crystal
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    often
    total
    colloids
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    than
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    internal
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    3.
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    negative
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    Importance of Soil Colloids
    Soil colloids are important because their surfaces attract soil nutrients dissolved in soil,
    water as positively charged mineral ions, or cations. Some cations are needed for plant
    growth, including calcium (Ca++), Magnesium (Mg ++), Potassium (K+), and sodium
    (Na+). They need to be dissolved in a soil-water solution to be available to plants when
    they are in close contact with root membranes.
    The fertility of the soil-water solution for plants is based on the capability of the soil to
    hold and exchange cations; this is referred to as the cation-exchange capacity. Without
    soil colloids, most vital nutrients would be leached out the soil by percolating water and
    carried away in streams.
    The relative amount of bases held by a soil determines the base status of the soil. A high
    base status means that the soil holds an abundant supply of base cations necessary for
    plant growth. If soil colloids hold a small supply of bases, the soil is of low base status
    and is, therefore, less fertile. Humus colloids have high soil fertility.
    Acid ions have the ability to replace the nutrient bases sticking to the surfaces of the soil
    colloids. As the acid ions force out the bases and build up, the bases are released into the
    soil solution. The bases are then gradually washed downward below, rooting level,
    weakening soil fertility. When this happens, the soil acidity is increased. Aluminium ions
    (Al+++), which are not plant nutrients, also have the capability to display base cations,
    reducing base status and soil fertility.

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