Fertilisers (Cambridge (CIE) O Level Chemistry): Exam Questions

Exam code: 5070

48 mins10 questions
11 mark

What essential plant nutrients do fertilisers supply?

A

phosphorus

calcium

nitrogen

B

iron

nitrogen

magnesium

C

nitrogen

 potassium 

phosphorus

D

potassium

calcium

 nitrogen

    11 mark

    Which pair of substances would make an NPK fertiliser? 

    • ammonium phosphate and potassium chloride  

    • calcium phosphate and potassium chloride 

    • ammonium sulfate and potassium nitrate 

    • potassium nitrate and calcium carbonate 

    21 mark

    Ammonia and sulfuric acid can react in the lab to make ammonium sulfate fertiliser.

    What is the formula of the product?

    • NH3SO4

    • NH4SO4

    • (NH4)2SO4

    • (NH3)2SO4

    11 mark

    Fertilisers provide three essential elements required for plant growth. 

    Which substances will make a salt that will contain two of these essential elements? 

    1   ammonia and nitric acid 

    2   potassium hydroxide and sulfuric acid 

    3   ammonia and phosphoric acid 

    4   potassium hydroxide and nitric acid 

    • 1 and 2

    • 1 and 3 

    • 2 and 4 

    • 3 and 4

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    Different fertilisers contain the essential elements needed for plant growth in varying quantities.

    Which fertiliser compound contains the highest percentage by mass of the essential elements needed for growth?

    [Relative atomic masses, Ar: H = 1; N = 14; O = 16; P = 31; S = 32; K = 39; Ca = 40]

    • (NH4)2SO4

    • NH4NO3

    • K2SO4

    • Ca3(PO4)2