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A-LevelChemistryEquilibria9701/12 · Feb/Mar 2016 · Q171 Mark

Ammonium sulfate, (NH₄)₂SO₄, and ammonium nitrate, NH₄NO₃, are used as fertilisers. These salts have different percentages by mass of nitrogen. They have the same effect as each other on the pH of neutral soil. Which row is correct?

Aammonium nitrate, decrease
Bammonium nitrate, increase
Cammonium sulfate, decrease
Dammonium sulfate, increase

✓ Correct answer

A: ammonium nitrate, decrease

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Equilibria, A-Level Chemistry (syllabus 9701). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Chemistry, Feb/Mar 2016 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 17.

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