How does the pH of soil change?
1 Answer
Apr 12, 2017
By acidic rain or liming
Explanation:
Elemental sulfur, iron, and aluminum compounds as well as sulfuric acid cause acidification of soils (change of pH of soils).
If you have an acidic soil, you can change its pH by applying alkaline material. Sometimes humans apply alkaline materials to change soil pH.
is a reaction given as an example of soil acidification.
In order to change pH from 8.5 to 6.5, one needs to apply 2800 kg of sulfur per hectare of land (for loam type soil).
