CAIE A Level Chemistry 9701 · Nitrogen and sulfur

Nitrogen and sulfur: describe question

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Describe the following aspects of nitrogen chemistry:

a) the lack of reactivity of NX2\ce{N2} under normal conditions, with reference to bond strength and polarity; b) the basicity of NHX3\ce{NH3} according to the Brønsted–Lowry theory, including the formation of the ammonium ion; c) the displacement of NHX3\ce{NH3} from an ammonium salt by a base; d) the natural and anthropogenic sources of nitrogen oxides (NO\ce{NO} and NOX2\ce{NO2}) and their roles in: i) the formation of acid rain, including the catalytic oxidation of SOX2\ce{SO2}; ii) the formation of peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) as a component of photochemical smog.

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