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State three uses of sulfur dioxide.

Important Questions on Some Non-Metals and their Compounds

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Describe the Contact process for making sulfuric acid, starting with sulfur, and state the conditions.
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An NPK fertiliser contains the three main elements that plants need, for healthy growth. Which of the three elements are provided by the following fertiliser: ammonium sulfate?
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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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An NPK fertiliser contains the three main elements that plants need, for healthy growth. Write a formula for each of the following fertiliser:

i. Ammonium phosphate.

ii. Potassium nitrate.

iii. Ammonium sulfate.

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Copy the diagram below. Then fill in the common names of the substances.

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Give three reasons why limestone is an important raw material.
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Limestone is calcium carbonate, CaCO3. It is quarried on a huge scale. Which elements does it contain?
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Limestone is calcium carbonate, CaCO3. It is quarried on a huge scale. List other important uses of limestone.
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Powdered limestone is used to treat the waste gases from power stations that burn coal and petroleum. The equation for the reaction that takes place is : CaCO3(s)+SO2(g)CaSO3(s)+CO2(g)

The calcium sulphite is usually turned into gypsum, which has the formula CaSO4.2H2O. What is the full chemical name for gypsum? (Calcium sulphate dihydrate/ Calcium sulphate dihydrogen)