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Conversion of nitrates to nitrogen is called

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Important Questions on Inorganic Chemistry in the Laboratory and in Industry

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Write the name of the compound which is formed by the reaction of nitrogen with magnesium metal at high temperature.
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Nitrogen Cycle is affected due to human activities - State two phenomena to justify it.
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Relate the following phenomena with the trend of disturbance in Nitrogen Cycle resulting from different human activities:

  • Global Warming
  • Acidification of soil and water of river and lake
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Write, with balanced chemical equation, what happens when nitrogen gas is passed over calcium carbide heated at 1100°C.
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Match Column - I with Column - II.

List-I List-II
(a) Nitrococcus (i) Denitrification
(b) Rhizobium (ii) Conversion of ammonia to nitrite
(c) Thiobacillus (iii) Conversion of nitrite to nitrate
(d) Nitrobacter (iv) Conversion of atmospheric nitrogen to ammonia
Choose the correct answer from options given below.
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In the first step of fixation of Nitrogen, which of the following compounds is formed as a result of lightning?
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Show the steps of a nitrogen cycle with the help of a flow chart.
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In the laboratory preparations of nitrogen, aqueous solutions of which compound is mixed with an aqueous solution of ammonium chloride and heated?
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Assertion (A):- Some plants growing in N2 rich soils can obtain their nitrogen from insects.

Reason R): - Bacteria inhabiting the root system of Fabaceae plants can fix atmosphere nitrogen.

The correct option among the following is:

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Study the following illustration of nitrogen cycle and identify A, B and C in it.
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Assertion (A): Free-living bacteria such as Rhizobium and Frankia can help in the biological fixation of dinitrogen in the roots of angiospermous plants.

Reason (R): Prokaryotes exclusively contain nitrogenase enzyme which can catalyze the oxidation reaction of dinitrogen to glutamate.

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The nitrogen cycle is given below. Identify A and B in it.

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Which of the following is a flowering plant with nodules containing filamentous nitrogen-fixing microorganism?
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Why do farmers use leguminous crops to provide nitrogen to the soil? Explain.
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Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly match:
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A farmer adds Azotobacter culture to the soil before sowing maize. How does it increase the yield of maize?