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Nitroglycerene absorbed in wood flour, sodium nitrate or ammonium nitrate is commercially used as a controlled explosive called dynamite. The raw material used for its manufacture are glycerene, nitric acid and
A Sulphuric acid
B Phosphoric acid
C Hydrochloric acid
D Hydroflouric acid
Neutraliser tank used for reacting nitric acid with ammonia for the production of ammonium nitrate is made of
A Aluminium
B Stainles steel
C High silicon (14%) iron
D Copper
Fertiliser plant making ammonium sulphate employing gypsum-ammonia reaction (usual practice is to use ammonia and sulphuric acid) is located at
A Rourkela (under SAIL)
B Bokaro (under SAIL)
C Sindri (under FCI)
D Baroda (under G.S.F.C.)
__________ process is used for the commercial production of nitric acid by the catalytic oxidation of ammonia.
A Solvay
B Ostwald's
C Haber's
D None of these
The concentration (weight %) of nitric acid produced by the oxidation of ammonia and absorption of nitrogen oxides with water is about __________ percent.
A 60
B 30
C 95
D 100
Exothermic neutralisation reaction between caustic soda and dodecylbenzene sulphonic acid produces sodium dodecylbenzene sulphate, which is a/an
A Explosive
B Soap
C Detergent
D Analgesic drug
Nitrogen content of calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) is __________ percent.
A 10
B 25
C 50
D 80
Calcium ammonium nitrate (a fertiliser) is dried in a __________ dryer.
A Rotary
B Vacuum
C Tunnel
D Tray
Reaction of nitric acid and sulphuric acid with phosphate rock produces
A Nitrophosphate
B Diammonium phosphate
C Tricresyl phosphate
D Tributyl phosphate
Recently in which of the following cities, a large amount of ammonium nitrate exploded, causing server damage and death?
A Benghazi
B Tripoli
C Beirut
D Amman

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