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$5$ Marks

A moist clayey soil of volume $V=1000cc$ was weighed and found to be $1700g.$ On drying, the weight of the soil mass reduced to $1200g$ and its specific gravity was $2\mathrm{.}7.$ Calculate:$-$Water content$(w,$ void ratio$($e$),$ porosity$(n,$ degree of saturation$(($:$S_r\},$ air content$(a_c)$ and volume of voids $)$ in the soil mass.