Nitrogen and Sulfur - exam practice
Nitrogen and Sulfur
Question 1 of 11
1 of 11
Carbon monoxide, CO, nitrogen monoxide, NO, and sulfur dioxide, SO2, may all be present in the exhaust fumes from a car engine.
Which reaction concerning these compounds occurs in the atmosphere?
Question 2 of 11
2 of 11
Which reagent, when mixed and heated with ammonium sulfate, liberates ammonia?
Question 3 of 11
3 of 11
One of the reactions taking place in a catalytic converter in a car exhaust system is between nitrogen oxide and octane (unburned petrol). The products of this reaction are non-toxic.
Which is the correct equation for the reaction?
Question 4 of 11
4 of 11
Which statement explains the observation that magnesium hydroxide dissolves in aqueous ammonium chloride, but not in aqueous sodium chloride?
Question 5 of 11
5 of 11
Nitrogen monoxide, NO, is a primary pollutant produced by petrol engines and is found in their exhaust gases.
Which reaction occurs in a catalytic converter and decreases the emission of nitrogen monoxide?
Question 6 of 11
6 of 11
Ammonium sulfate in nitrogenous fertilisers in the soil can be slowly oxidised by air producing sulfuric acid, nitric acid and water.
How many moles of oxygen gas are needed to oxidise completely one mole of ammonium sulfate?
Question 7 of 11
7 of 11
Which environmental problem is not made worse by the release of oxides of nitrogen from car engines?
Question 8 of 11
8 of 11
Water and ammonia take part in a reaction that produces the ammonium ion.
Which statement about this reaction is correct?
Question 9 of 11
9 of 11
Which statement about nitrogen or its compounds is correct?
Question 10 of 11
10 of 11
Which statement about the ammonia molecule and/or the ammonium ion is correct?
Question 11 of 11
11 of 11
Which statement about NOx pollution is correct?