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Give reason : Urea is better nitrogenous fertiliser than ammonium sulphate.

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### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understanding the Compounds**: - Urea (CO(NH2)2) is an organic compound, while ammonium sulfate ((NH4)2SO4) is an inorganic salt. 2. **Soil pH Impact**: - Ammonium sulfate, when used as a fertilizer, can lead to the formation of acids in the soil. This is because it releases ammonium ions (NH4+) which can lower the pH of the soil, making it more acidic. ...
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CENGAGE CHEMISTRY ENGLISH-P-BLOCK GROUP 15 ELEMENTS - THE NITROGEN FAMILY-Concept Application Exercises 2.1 (Subjective)
  1. Why nitrogen is inert at room temperature ?

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  2. Why is BiH(3) the strongest reducing agent amongst all the hydrides of...

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  3. Why nitrogen trihalide cannot be oxidised to pentahalide whereas phosp...

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  4. NO is paramagnetic, while NO^(oplus) is diamagnetic.

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  5. Which of the following acts as reducing agent and why ? H3 PO3 or H3 P...

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  6. Nitrogen is a gas, while other members of group 15 are solids. Why ?

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  7. Commercial nitric acid is yellow in colour. Give reason.

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  8. Nitric acid acts as an oxidising agent while nitrous acid can act both...

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  9. Which is more basic and why ? NF3 or NH3.

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  10. What is the chemistry of Holme's signal ?

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  11. Write complete balanced reactions for the following : (a) Red phosph...

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  12. Describe the action of heat on the following compounds : (a) Ammoniu...

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  13. Explain why : Conc. nitric acid can be stored in aluminium containe...

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  14. Why calcuim cyanamide can be used as a fertiliser ?

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  15. Describe being odd electron molecule, NO is colourless. Explain.

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  16. Give reason : Urea is better nitrogenous fertiliser than ammonium sulp...

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  17. Mg3 N2 on reaction with water gives off NH3, but MgCl2 on reaction wit...

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  18. Oxides of nitrogen have open chain structures while those of phosphoro...

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  19. Illustrate how copper metal can give different products on reaction wi...

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  20. Give the names of formulae of the compounds described below : (a) A ...

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