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re: CEC on Montmorillonite, also consider the increased specific surface area. As Montmorillonite is a shrink-swell clay, it has both external and internal surfaces which can attract and hold cations. In contrast, with Kaolinite the micelles (1:1 layers) are held by H-bonds, so there is only external surface area (i.e. no internal surfaces are exposed)