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Capillary water is available to plants and hygroscopic water is not.

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a

False

b

True

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

The given statement is True.

  • The capillary water is retained in minute interstitial spaces in form of thin films surrounding the soil particles, it can be extracted by the plants by capillarity.
  • Hygroscopic water is held firmly by the soil particle by the attractive forces acting on it and cannot be extracted by capillarity.
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