Haber Process Flashcards
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How is nitrogen obtained?
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Burning hydrogen in the air which removes oxygen. When water vapour forms it is cooled+ condensed which forms nitrogen
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What is the haber process?
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Nitrogen + hydrogen making ammonia
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What are the 3 conditions?
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High pressure
ammonia removed
Moderate heat and catalyst
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5 steps of haber process?
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- Nitrogen and hydrogen scrubbed to get rid of impurities
- Compresses to 200 atmospheres
- Goes to converter- beds of iron catalyst
- cooled to let ammonia condense, back to converter for another chance to react.
- Ammonia run into tanks and stores as liquid under pressure.
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Uses of ammonia? (3)
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Fertiliser
Household cleaners
Nitric acid