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The Chemistry of Zinc Added to Soils and Clays
Author(s) -
Nelson J. L.,
Melsted S. W.
Publication year - 1955
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1955.03615995001900040012x
Subject(s) - zinc , chemistry , soil water , leaching (pedology) , saturation (graph theory) , dilution , inorganic chemistry , cation exchange capacity , mineralogy , environmental chemistry , soil science , geology , organic chemistry , physics , mathematics , combinatorics , thermodynamics
The chemical forms which zinc assumes when added to soils and clays have been investigated, using the isotope dilution technique (with Zn 65 as a tracer). After equilibrium, the added zinc was extracted by successive leaching with neutral normal NH 4 Ac, 2.5% HAc, and 0.1 N HCl. Variables were: (1) time of equilibrium, (2) calcium saturation, (3) amount of zinc added, (4) rate of extraction, and (5) type of clay mineral. With symmetry additions of zinc and a hydrogen soil system, practically all of the zinc taken up by the soil was replaceable with NH 4 Ac, whereas in a calcium soil system a part of the zinc could not be replaced with NH 4 Ac. The portion of the zinc not removed with NH 4 Ac could be extracted by repeated leaching with dilute HCl. This acid‐soluble form of zinc increased with increasing length of time of contact between the soil and the zinc solution. It apparently did not occupy exchange sites in the soils, since there was no reduction in the base‐exchange capacity of the soil with the formation of the acid‐soluble form. As smaller quantities of zinc were added to these soils and as the amount of time following the addition increased, a higher proportion of the zinc was found in the acid‐soluble form.