1.10 Describe the three different types of clay minerals (kaolinite, illite, montmorillonite) described in the text...

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1.10 Describe the three different types of clay minerals (kaolinite, illite, montmorillonite) described in the text and lecture. Explain why these three clay minerals are so different? 1.11 What is the major difference between kaolinite and montmorillonite? Explain this difference in terms of the basic mineral structure of each clay (i.e. the stacking of the S-T and A-O sheets). 1.12 Why does Kaolinite absorb relatively small amount of water as contrasted to the amount of water that Montmorillonite? Explain the difference by way of discussing the structure of the different clay particles, and the presence of the diffuse double layer of water. 1.10 Describe the three different types of clay minerals (kaolinite, illite, montmorillonite) described in the text and lecture. Explain why these three clay minerals are so different? 1.11 What is the major difference between kaolinite and montmorillonite? Explain this difference in terms of the basic mineral structure of each clay (i.e. the stacking of the S-T and A-O sheets). 1.12 Why does Kaolinite absorb relatively small amount of water as contrasted to the amount of water that Montmorillonite? Explain the difference by way of discussing the structure of the different clay particles, and the presence of the diffuse double layer of water.

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1 Kaolinite Kaolinite is a 11 clay mineral meaning it has one tetrahedral sheet of silica SiO4 linked to one octahedral sheet of alumina AlO6 Its chem... View the full answer