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4. Explore making ammonia and the Haber process

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Describe the Haber process for the manufacture of ammonia

Explain how the conditions for the Haber process are selected to maximise the yield of ammonia

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ammonia

Gas which is colourless and has a strong smell that dissolves into water to cause a greatly alkaline solution.

Haber process

Synthesizing ammonia from hydrogen gas and nitrogen gas.

reactant

Any substance that is consumed or used up during the reaction.

nitrogen

Known as the symbol N in the periodic table, an unreactive gas which makes up around 78 percent of the atmosphere on Earth.

fertiliser

Substance which is natural or chemical that can be added to land or soil to increase fertility.

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