n a hydrometer test, the results are as follows: Gs=2.55 Temperature of water=25 degree Celsius, and R=41 at 2 hours after the start of sedimentation. What is the diameter, d, of the smallest-size particles that have settled beyond the zone of measurement at that time? Please answer th

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In a hydrometer test, the results are as follows:

Gs=2.55

Temperature of water=25 degree Celsius,

and R=41 at 2 hours after the start of sedimentation.

What is the diameter, d, of the smallest-size particles that have settled beyond the zone of measurement at that time?

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Specific Gravity of Soil Particles
Temperature
CC)
2.45
2.50
2.55
2.60
2.65
2.70
2.75
2.80
2.85
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17
18
19
20
21
22
23
0.01510
0.01511
0.01492
0.01474
0.01456
0.01438
0.01421
0.01404
0.01388
0.01372
0.01357
0.01342
0.01327
0.01312
0.01298
0.01505
0.01486
0.01467
0.01449
0.01431
0.01414
0.01397
0.01381
0.01365
0.01349
0.01334
0.01319
0.01304
0.01290
0.01276
0.01481
0.01462
0.01443
0.01425
0.01408
0.01391
0.01374
0.01358
0.01342
0.01327
0.01312
0.01297
0.01283
0.01269
0.01256
0.01457
0.01439
0.01421
0.01403
0.01386
0.01369
0.01353
0.01337
0.01321
0.01306
0.01291
0.01277
0.01264
0.01249
0.01236
0.01435
0.01417
0.01399
0.01382
0.01365
0.01348
0.01332
0.01317
0.01301
0.01286
0.01272
0.01258
0.01244
0.01230
0.01217
0.01414
0.01396
0.01378
0.01361
0.01344
0.01328
0.01312
0.01297
0.01282
0.01267
0.01253
0.01239
0.01225
0.01212
0.01199
0.01394
0.01376
0.01359
0.01342
0.01325
0.01309
0.01294
0.01279
0.01264
0.01249
0.01235
0.01221
0.01208
0.01195
0.01182
0.01374
0.01356
0.01339
0.01323
0.01307
0.01291
0.01276
0.01261
0.01246
0.01232
0.01218
0.01204
0.01191
0.01178
0.01165
0.01356
0.01338
0.01321
0.01305
0.01289
0.01273
0.01258
0.01243
0.01229
0.01215
0.01201
0.01188
0.01175
0.01162
0.01149
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Transcribed Image Text:Specific Gravity of Soil Particles Temperature CC) 2.45 2.50 2.55 2.60 2.65 2.70 2.75 2.80 2.85 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 0.01510 0.01511 0.01492 0.01474 0.01456 0.01438 0.01421 0.01404 0.01388 0.01372 0.01357 0.01342 0.01327 0.01312 0.01298 0.01505 0.01486 0.01467 0.01449 0.01431 0.01414 0.01397 0.01381 0.01365 0.01349 0.01334 0.01319 0.01304 0.01290 0.01276 0.01481 0.01462 0.01443 0.01425 0.01408 0.01391 0.01374 0.01358 0.01342 0.01327 0.01312 0.01297 0.01283 0.01269 0.01256 0.01457 0.01439 0.01421 0.01403 0.01386 0.01369 0.01353 0.01337 0.01321 0.01306 0.01291 0.01277 0.01264 0.01249 0.01236 0.01435 0.01417 0.01399 0.01382 0.01365 0.01348 0.01332 0.01317 0.01301 0.01286 0.01272 0.01258 0.01244 0.01230 0.01217 0.01414 0.01396 0.01378 0.01361 0.01344 0.01328 0.01312 0.01297 0.01282 0.01267 0.01253 0.01239 0.01225 0.01212 0.01199 0.01394 0.01376 0.01359 0.01342 0.01325 0.01309 0.01294 0.01279 0.01264 0.01249 0.01235 0.01221 0.01208 0.01195 0.01182 0.01374 0.01356 0.01339 0.01323 0.01307 0.01291 0.01276 0.01261 0.01246 0.01232 0.01218 0.01204 0.01191 0.01178 0.01165 0.01356 0.01338 0.01321 0.01305 0.01289 0.01273 0.01258 0.01243 0.01229 0.01215 0.01201 0.01188 0.01175 0.01162 0.01149 25 26 27 28 29 30
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