what kind of chemicals are in soil ?

Answer 1

Soil has Nitrogen,phosphorus,potassium,calcium,sulfate,zinc,boron,sodium,chlorine, and some others.

Answer 2

Just about all the natural chemcals are found in minute quantities in all soil.

Answer 3

Soils comprise a mixture of inorganic and organic components: minerals, air, water, and plant and animal material. Mineral and organic particles generally compose roughly 50 percent of a soil's volume. The other 50 percent consists of pores—open areas of various shapes and sizes. Networks of pores hold water within the soil and also provide a means of water transport. Oxygen and other gases move through pore spaces in soil. Pores also serve as passageways for small animals and provide room for the growth of plant roots.

The mineral component of soil is made up of an arrangement of particles that are less than 2.0 mm (0.08in) in diameter. Soil scientists divide soil particles, also known as soil separates, into three main size groups: sand, silt, and clay. According to the classification scheme used by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the size designations are: sand, 0.05 to 2.00 mm (0.002 to 0.08 in); silt 0.002 to 0.05 mm (0.00008 to 0.002 in); and clay, less than 0.002 mm (0.00008 in). Depending upon the rock materials from which they were derived, these assorted mineral particles ultimately release the chemicals on which plants depend for survival, such as potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, sulfur, iron, and manganese.

Organic materials constitute another essential component of soils. Some of this material comes from the residue of plants—for example, the remains of plant roots deep within the soil, or materials that fall on the ground, such as leaves on a forest floor. These materials become part of a cycle of decomposition and decay, a cycle that provides important nutrients to the soil. In general, soil fertility depends on a high content of organic materials.

Even a small area of soil holds a universe of living things, ranging in size from the fairly large to the microscopic: earthworms, mites, millipedes, centipedes, grubs, termites, lice, springtails, and more. And even a gram of soil might contain as many as a billion microbes—bacteria and fungi too small to be seen with the naked eye. All these living things form a complex chain: Larger creatures eat organic debris and excrete waste into the soil, predators consume living prey, and microbes feed on the bodies of dead animals. Bacteria and fungi, in particular, digest the complex organic compounds that make up living matter and reduce them to simpler compounds that plants can use for food. A typical example of bacterial action is the formation of ammonia from animal and vegetable proteins. Other bacteria oxidize the ammonia to form nitrogen compounds called nitrites, and still other bacteria act on the nitrites to form nitrates, another type of nitrogen compound that can be used by plants. Some types of bacteria are able to fix, or extract, nitrogen directly from the air and make it available in the soil.

Ultimately, the decay of plant and animal material results in the formation of a dark-colored organic matter known as humus. Humus, unlike plant residues, is generally resistant to further decomposition.

Answer 4

I know lead is.Im sure theres alot more.