A farmer was unhappy because of his low crop yield He discussed the problem with an agricultural sci...

Question

A farmer was unhappy because of his low crop yield He discussed the problem with an agricultural scientist and realised that the soil of his field was either too acidic or too basic What remedy would you suggest the farmer to neutralise the soil

Accepted Answer

If the soil is too acidic it is treated with bases such as quick lime calcium oxide or slaked lime calcium hydroxideIf the soil is too basic organic matter is added to it Organic matter releases acids which neutralises the basic nature of the soil

NCERT Exemplar Solutions Class 7 Science Solutions for Acids, Bases and Salts - Exercise in Chapter 5 - Acids, Bases and Salts