“Single Value” Soil Properties: A Study of the Significance of Certain Soil Constants: VIII. Relationships Between the Sticky Point and the Nature of the Exchangeable Ions in the Soil.

Abstract

The variations in sticky point of homionic soils as determined by kneading with electrolytic solutions have been examined. In the case of sodium soils, a well-marked maximum has been found in the sticky-point/electrolytic concentration curve; and the form of the curve shows parallelism with the extent of flocculation produced by varying electrolytic concentrations.