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Fertilisers & Ammonium Salts – Higher Tier Quiz

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1. Many fertilisers contain ammonium ions. Which formula correctly represents the ammonium ion?




Students carrying out neutralisation reactions.

2. One mole of sulfuric acid, H2SO4, is fully neutralised by ammonium hydroxide solution.

How many moles of ammonium hydroxide are needed to fully neutralise 1 mole of H2SO4?




3. One mole of phosphoric acid, H3PO4, is fully neutralised by ammonium hydroxide solution.

How many moles of ammonium hydroxide are needed to fully neutralise 1 mole of H3PO4?

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4. Which acid in the list below is monoprotic?




5. What name is given to an acid such as sulfuric acid, H2SO4, which has two acidic hydrogen ions?

6. Ammonium hydroxide reacts with nitric acid as shown:

NH4OH(aq) + HNO3(aq) → ? + H2O(l)

Write the name of the salt formed.

7. When 2 moles of ammonium hydroxide react with 1 mole of sulfuric acid, the salt formed has the formula (NH4)2SO4.

What is the name of this salt?

8. In the reaction between ammonium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid:

NH4OH(aq) + HCl(aq) → NH4Cl(aq) + H2O(l)

Which pair of ions are spectator ions?




9. When ammonium hydroxide reacts with phosphoric acid, different salts can form depending on the mole ratio used.

What type of reaction is taking place when ammonium hydroxide reacts with phosphoric acid?

10. One mole of phosphoric acid reacts with 3 moles of ammonium hydroxide to form a fully neutralised salt.

Which formula represents the fully neutralised ammonium phosphate formed?