Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Nitrogen and sulfur

Nitrogen and sulfur — practice question

In certain rice-growing regions, farmers combine paddy fields with a fish farm. The paddy fields remain flooded for most of the growing period, and water leaving the fields passes through pens in which fish are reared. Nitrogen-based fertilizers are usually highly soluble in water. Which problems could happen if farmers add too much nitrogen-based fertilizer to their paddy fields?

  • A1, 2 and 3 are correct
  • B1 and 2 only are correct
  • C2 and 3 only are correct
  • D1 only is correct

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