Question

30 g of ammonia nitrate and nitrite are added to a soil sample. Predict whether these concentrations would increase decrease or stay the same if ammonia nitrifying bacteria were added to the sample 30 g of ammonia nitrate and nitrite are added to a soil sample. Predict whether these concentrations would increase decrease or stay the same if ammonia nitrifying bacteria were added to the sample

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

Nitrifying bacteria convert the most reduced form of soil nitrogen, ammonia, into its most oxidized form, nitrate(Science direct).

Nitrifying bacteria converts ammonia to nitites and finally to nitrates in the soil.

Hence, when 30 g of ammonia, nitrate and nitrite are added to a soil sample in the presence of nitrifying bacteria; the concentration of ammonia decreases over time while the concentration of nitrite and nitrate increases over time.