Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Nitrogen and sulfur

Nitrogen and sulfur — practice question

Ammonium sulfate, $(\text{NH}_4)_2\text{SO}_4$, and ammonium nitrate, $\text{NH}_4\text{NO}_3$, are both used as fertilisers. These salts contain different percentages by mass of nitrogen. They have the same effect on the pH of wet neutral soil as each other. Which row is the correct one?

  • Aammonium nitrate / decrease
  • Bammonium nitrate / increase
  • Cammonium sulfate / decrease
  • Dammonium sulfate / increase

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