The Amount of Water Associated with the Wilting Point in Clay

Multiple Choice

The amount of water associated with the wilting point in clay is ________ than that for sand and silt because ________.

A) greater the water is very tightly bound to the smaller,more numerous clay particles
B) greater there is less hygroscopic water in clay than in sand and silt
C) less the water is loosely bound to the smaller,more numerous clay particles
D) less there is less hygroscopic water in clay than in sand and silt