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EU 3_Nitrogen and Its Compounds Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What percentage of the air is made up of nitrogen?

a)

21%

b)

78%

c)

50%

d)

65%

2.

How is nitrogen industrially separated from air?

a)

By passing it through a filter

b)

By fractional distillation of liquid air

c)

By heating the air

d)

By freezing the air completely

3.

Nitrogen in the air exists in which molecular form?

a)

N

b)

N₂

c)

NO₂

d)

NH₃

4.

Which chemical process is used to produce ammonia industrially?

a)

Haber Process

b)

Fractional Distillation

c)

Electrolysis

d)

Ostwald Process

5.

What happens when nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) dissolves in water?

a)

It forms a basic solution

b)

It forms an acid solution

c)

It turns into ammonia

d)

It produces hydrogen gas

6.

True or False: Nitrogen is very reactive at room temperature.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

True or False: Ammonia turns damp red litmus paper blue, showing it is a basic gas.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

True or False: Nitrogen can only be produced in a laboratory using ammonium salts.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

True or False: Nitric acid is prepared in the laboratory by heating sulfuric acid with potassium nitrate.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or False: Nitrates decompose into nitrogen gas and oxygen when heated.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Ammonia is produced by the reaction of nitrogen gas with (a)   gas in the Haber process.

12.

Nitrogen dioxide is a (a)   colored gas with a pungent smell.

13.

Ammonia is tested by bringing it into contact with hydrogen chloride fumes, forming dense (a)   fumes of ammonium chloride.

14.

The Ostwald process is used to manufacture (a)   acid.

15.

Nitrogen is an unreactive gas because of its strong (a)   bond.

16.

Explain why nitrogen does not support combustion.

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17.

Describe one use of ammonia in industry.

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18.

What two products are obtained when nitrogen reacts with hydrogen in the Haber process?

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19.

How can you test if a gas is ammonia using litmus paper?

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20.

Name one reason why nitrogen gas is used as a refrigerant.

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21.

Name one reaction or process where nitrogen compounds are used to manufacture explosives.

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