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Ball clay differs from china clay chiefly in being

  • A.unusable in any ceramic body
  • B.more plastic and less white when fired
  • C.less plastic and whiter when fired
  • D.chemically identical in every respect

Answer: B

Correct answer: more plastic and less white when fired

Ball clay is a sedimentary deposit: transport sorted it to a finer particle size, which is what makes it plastic, and along the way it collected organic matter and iron, which is what makes it fire cream or buff. China clay is residual, sitting where it weathered, so it is coarser, less plastic and much purer.

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