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Agriculture · Q475

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 475

Q475

Which one of the following is not correctly matched in the term of Acid forming fertilizers and Acid equivalent?

A.
Ammonium chloride ⇔ 128
B.
Urea ⇔ 60
Answer
C.
ASN ⇔ 93
D.
Ammonium sulphate ⇔ 110

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Acid forming fertilizers are acidifying agents which can help to raise the acidity levels of the soil. And Acid equivalent is that portion of a formulation that theoretically could be converted back to the corresponding parent acid.
The acid equivalent of urea is 80, not 60.