Between 20 and 30 milliliters 25 milliliters of water was retained by soil

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To calculate the amount of water retained by the soil, you subtract the initial volume of water added (20 ml) from the final volume of water after the soil has absorbed some of it (30 ml).

30 ml - 20 ml = 10 ml

Therefore, the soil retained 10 ml of water.