Repeated heavy use of ammonium sulfate fertiliser makes soil acidic. The reaction responsible is nitrification, NH4+ + 2

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Repeated heavy use of ammonium sulfate fertiliser makes soil acidic. The reaction responsible is nitrification, NH4+ + 2O2 -> NO3- + 2H+ + H2O. The soil acidity arises because

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each NH4+ oxidised releases two H+

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ammonium sulfate is a salt of a strong acid and a strong base

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nitrate ions react with water to give nitric acid vapour only

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sulfate ions are reduced to sulfide

Repeated heavy use of ammonium sulfate fertiliser makes soil acidic. The reaction responsible is nitrification, $NH X_{4} X^{+} + 2 O X_{2} NO X_{3} X^{-} + 2 H X^{+} + H X_{2} O$ . The soil acidity arises because

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Repeated heavy use of ammonium sulfate fertiliser makes soil acidic. The reaction responsible is nitrification, NHX4​X++2OX2​​NOX3​X−+2HX++HX2​O. The soil acidity arises because

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Repeated heavy use of ammonium sulfate fertiliser makes soil acidic. The reaction responsible is nitrification, $NH X_{4} X^{+} + 2 O X_{2} NO X_{3} X^{-} + 2 H X^{+} + H X_{2} O$ . The soil acidity arises because