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CGP GCSE Chem > Ammonia is Used to Make Nitric Acid and Ammonium Nitrate Fertiliser > Flashcards

Ammonia is Used to Make Nitric Acid and Ammonium Nitrate Fertiliser Flashcards

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What is ammonia used in to make nitric acid?

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The Ostwald process

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You can react ammonia with nitric acid to get…

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Ammonium nitrate

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Why is ammonium nitrate an especially good fertiliser?

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Because it has nitrogen from two sources - ammonia and nitric acid

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Why do plants need nitrogen?

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To make proteins

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Ammonium nitrate is a much more effective fertiliser than…

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Organic alternatives

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What does this help farmers do?

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Produce crops from land that otherwise wouldn’t have been fertile enough

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