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O-LevelChemistryChemistry of the Environment5070/12 · May/June 2016 · Q321 Mark

Which ion is present in both sewage and fertilisers and can cause eutrophication when it enters rivers?

Acarbonate
Bchloride
Cnitrate
Dsulfate

✓ Correct answer

C: nitrate

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Chemistry of the Environment, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Chemistry, May/June 2016 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 32.

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