Determine void ratio-porosity and moisture content of soil

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A container containing saturated soils weighs 113.27 g before being placed in an oven and 100.06 g after drying remains in the same container overnight. The empty container weighs 49.31 g and relative density of the grains is 2.80. Determine the void ratio, porosity and moisture content of the original soil sample.

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