Describe tests using aqueous sodium hydroxide and aqueous ammonia to identify the aqueous cations: (a) aluminium, ( Al^{3+} ) (b) ammonium, ( NH_4^+ ) (c) calcium, ( Ca^{2+} ) (d) chromium(III), ( Cr^{3+} ) (e) copper(II), ( Cu^{2+} ) (f) iron(II), ( Fe^{2+} ) (g) iron(III), ( Fe^{3+} ) (h) zinc, ( Zn^{2+} )
Explain how oxides of nitrogen form in car engines and describe their removal by catalytic converters, e.g. (2CO + 2NO ightarrow 2CO_2 + N_2)