IS 14767

: 2000

Indian Standard DETERMINATlON CONDUCTIVITY OF THE SPECIFIC ELECTRICAL OF SOILS - METHOD OF TEST

ICS 13.080

0 BIS 2000 BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

MANAKBHAVAN,9BAHADURSHAmHZAFARMARG NEW DELHI 110002 Muy 2000

Price Group

Soil Quality and improvement Sectional Committee, -FAD 27

FOREWORD

This Indian Standard was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards; after the draft finnlize by the Soil Quality and Improvement Sectional Committee had been approved by the Food and A$kut ; ure Division
Council.

The electricat conductivity of water extract of soil is proportional to its salt concentration. There is no Indian Standard procedure available for determination of electrical conductivity in various types of soils. Hence need was felt to provide uniform method or determination -of electrical conductiviiy of soils. r In the preparation of this r#andard, assistance has been derived from IS0 11265: 1994 Soil quality Determination of the specific ekctrical conductivity. Because of the typical national ago-climatic conditions it has not been possible to ;dign with the above mentioned International~Standard. For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is cotnplied wi$, the final value, observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in accordance with IS 2: 1960 Rules for rwnding off numerical values (rcvisd). The number of significant places retained in the rounded off value shouM be the same as ~thatof the specified value in this standard.

IS 14767

: 2000

Indian Standard DETERMINATION CONDUCTIVITY

1 SCOPE specifies an instrumental of the specific method for

OF THE SPECIFIC ELECTRICAL OF SOILS - M-ETHOD OF TEST

volume with water. The specific electrical of this solution 4.4 Potassium is 277 mS/m. Chloride Solution [C (KCI) conductivity

This standard the routine conductivity determination

determination

electrical

in an aqueous extract is carried out to obtain

of soil. The an indication in a soil.

0.010 0 molil]. Pour ,.I\

(4.L)

100.0 ml of the potassium

Into a i 000 nii voiumetric

chloride flask aiid

solution
ditiiie i0

of the content of water-soluble This standard soil samples. 2 is applicable

electrolytes

to all types of air-dried

volume with water at 2OC. The specific electrical conductivity of this solution is 14 I mSim at XC. All the potassium which chloride solutions (4.2, 4.3 and alkali

REFERENCE listed below contains text, provisions constitutes

above) The Indian Standard which through reference in this or

used for calibration cations

shall be stored in tightly to affect the electrical

sealed bottles alkali-earth conductivity

NOTES

do not release sufficient

provision of this standard. At the time of publication, the edition indicated was valid. All standards are subject to revision and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent edition standard indicated below: IS No. 1070: 1992 Reagent Title grade water (child of the

of the solutions.

revision) 3
PRINCIPLE soil is extracted ratio of with water at 25C 5 1C I:2 (&v), to dissolve and the resuit the is conductivity of the

APPARATUS

AND GLASSWARE Meter

5.1 Conductivity Air-dried electrolytes. suspension corrected 4

Fitted with a conductivity cell. equipped with an ad_justable measuring range setting and (automatic) temperature correction and having -an accuracy of I mS/m at 25C. Preferably. the conductivity mete1 should also be equipped 5.2 Analytical Balance of at least O.Olg for soil and with a cell-constant control.

at an extraction

The specific electrical extract is measured to a temperature

of 25C. With an accuracy 0.000 I g for KCI. 5.3 Thermometer Capable of measuring 5.4 Shaking Machine stirring with the glass rod for 30 min. where the temperature to the nearest I). I C.

QUALITY

OF REAGENTS otherwise, pure chemicals and in

4.1 Unless specified distilled I__I~ tests. water

(.s~L IS 1070) shall be employed

4.2 Potassium
lllOl/l].

Chloride

Solution

[C(KCI)

0.1

Intermittant Placed

in a environment

Dissolve dried

7.456 g of potassium

chloride,

previously (4.1). and conductivity

ad.justed is maintained. 6 LABORATORY SAMPLE of particles smaller than 2 mm of

for 24 h at 220C i

10C in water

dilute to I 000 ml. The specific electrical of this solution is I 290 mS/m. Solution -

Use the fraction air-dried

pretreated

soil samples.

4.3 Potassium Chloride

n10l/l].

[C (KCI)

0.020

PROCEDURE

Pour 200,O ml of the potassium (4.2) int-o a I 000 1111volumetric

chloride

solution to

7.1 Extraction Weigh 20.00 LJof the laborator!, satnplc <111d tr;ill\lCr.

flask and dilute

IS,14767 :2000

int~ -100 ml beaker. Add 40 ml of water (2:1) ratio .ai 25c ~ IC, Close the bott!e and place it in a
horizontal position
in the shaking machine (5.4). Shake for 30 min. Transfer (he soil-water suspension into a 100 ml beaker. Carry out a blank determination in the same way. The value of the blank shaii mot exceed I rnS/m. if the value of the blank exceeds this, repeat the suspension. The result will be observed

manufacturer of the conductivity to 25-C. Altematiwly,

meter (5.1].

Carry

out the measurements wiih the temperature corrected in manual note the actual temperature on correct value by temperature correction facmr (Table 1) already referred to. 8

INTERFERENCES

in follows.
7.2 Checking 7,2.1 of the Cell Constant (x) of the potassium according to the

%1 The measured values of the electrical conductivity can be influenced by contamination of the electrodes. This typeof interference is very difficult to recognize. Degeneration of the electrodes may chartgs the cell
conductivity of the potassium chloride solutions,

Measure the conductivity solutions (4.2

chloride

[S 4.4)

constant. and this can be perceived by measuring the Piatinization should be achieved from time to time by platinum chloride solution. 8.2 Ah bubbles on the electrodes, for example formed during warming of the extracts. perturb the measurements. 8.3 Measurements of electrical conductivities less

instruction manual of the instrument. 7.2.2 Calculate, for each potassium chloride solution; a cel I constant according to
.1-

K=+ ,,,
where

than I mS/m -are influenced by carbon dioxide and

K= x=
5

cell constant. in reciprocal metres; specilic electrical conductivity of one of and the potassium chloride solutions, per metre (known~ in millisiemens

ammonia from the atmosphere. In these cases. measurements shall be ~arried out in an adapted measuring cell. Such measuretnerms are outside the scope of this Indian Standard. 9 REPEATABILITY .,

x= ,

measured electrical-conductivity of the same potassium chloride scdution, in millisiemens per metre.

The repeatability of the electrical conductivity measurements in two separately prepared suspension shall satisfy thti requirements af Table 2. 10 TEST REPORT shali contain the following

Use the average of the calculated values as the cell constant of the instrument. The test report inform ation: value given by the

The calculated cell constant shall not differ by more

than 5 percent from the manufacturer. 7.2.3 Adjust the cell constant of the conductivity meter. 7.3 lkleasurement
of the Suspension of the Electrical Conductivity

a) A reference to this huiian Standard: necessary b) All information identification of the sample: t-or complete

c) The results of the determination in whole numbers, express in millisiemens per men-m and d) Details of any operations not specified in this Indian Standard or regarded as optional, and any other factors which may have affected the results.

Measure the electrical conductivity of the suspension

(-Y...,..,..) according to the instructions provid~ by the

IS l-1767

: 2000

ANNEXA
RESULTS OF i\N IN+ERLABORATORY THC: SlC:CIFIC ELECTRICAL TRIAL FOR THE CONDUCTIVITY DETERMINATION OF SOILS OF

A-l

In 1991, an illterlah(~iatoi-y specified

trial

was organized to test Standard.

A-4

Samples

I and 4 mentioned

in Table

3 were The tifth

I~> the Wageningen the procedure A-2 ofthe

Agt-ic ult~~ral University in this Indian trial,

collected

in salt-affected

areas ill tlungary.

sample originates A-5 given

from the Netherlands. I, and the reproducibility. by the Precision of repeatability test method R. of and

For this interlaborato:y specific electrical

the determination of five soils was

The repeatability.

conductivity

in Table 3 were calculated --.. Determination

for a

carried out by 26 laboratories. A-3 The summary of the rcsuli\ of the interlaboratory in Table 3.

test methods reproducibility laboratory

standard

by inter-

trials is presented

tests.

Table 3 Results of an Interlaboratory Specific Electrical

Trial

for the Determination

of the

Conductivity

(Cla~~sc~.s A-3, A-4 uncl A-5)

\
2 (1) i) (4) 26
3 (5) 26

-I

5
(7) Ih

(6)
25

ii)

_
52
34.03 0.874 I

iii) iv) V)

52
I 17.075 3.012

vi)

2 573

I Ii)

x.434

4 XOh

3 I.220

Liii)

9.02

l3..340

i\)

22.583

7 705

0 is0

0.52c

22.088

25.250

i 7

..Ic2

I71.82X

152-l

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