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  4. Carefully read the following reactions carried out by nitrogen fixing bacteria. Identify the statement about these equations which is not true. 2 NH 3+3 O 2 longrightarrow 2 NO 2-+2 H ++2 H 2 O ldots(A) 2 NO 23-+ O 2 longrightarrow 2 NO 32- ldots( B )

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Q. Carefully read the following reactions carried out by nitrogen fixing bacteria. Identify the statement about these equations which is not true.
$2 NH _{3}+3 O _{2} \longrightarrow 2 NO _{2}^{-}+2 H ^{+}+2 H _{2} O \ldots(A)$
$2 NO _{2}^{3-}+ O _{2} \longrightarrow 2 NO _{3}^{2-} \ldots( B )$

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Solution:

Correct answer is (c) Both the steps occur only in photoautotrophs