Ammonia Flashcards
how is ammonia manufactured in bulk?
Haber process
Haber Process optimal conditions
- temp
- pressure
- catalyst
- 450deg celc
- 200 atm
- iron
Haber Process
Raw materials
Equation forming Ammonia
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
N2 + 3H2 ⇌ 2Nh3
they are all gaseous state.
H____, N____
Haber Process
how to source for raw materials
Hydrogen: cracking of alkalines
Nitrogen: fractional distillation, liquefied air
Define reversible chemical reaction
reaction
- products can change back 2 original reactant
- under suitable conditions
How choose conditions + definition optimal conditions for Haber process
compromise btwn
- max yield
- speed of reaction
Optimal: produce good yield ammonia, acceptably fast rate reaction
Decreasing temperature below optimal for Haber Process causes
Default
450degc
Advantage
better yield, ammonia
Disadvantage
slow down rate reaction
Increasing pressure above optimal for Haber Process causes
Default
200atm
Advantage
Better yield ammonia
Disadvantage
Very expensive build plant
Haber process graph
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ep_FO9CxYSFbxmf3Zqg9mgm9NNyt2enpfMDr49gufrU/edit?tab=t.0
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Displace ammonia in a chemistry lab
displacement o ammonia from its salts
- base/alkali + ammonium salt
- release ammonia gas
How displace ammonia from soil
ammonium fertilisers (ammonium ion)