English National Curriculum - Science Science

5. Explore making fertilisers in the lab and in industry

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State the elements in NPK fertilisers

Describe how the compounds and NPK fertilisers are produced

Compare the industrial production of fertilisers with their production in a lab

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phosphorus

Known as the symbol P in the periodic table, known for its two forms being red and white phosphorus but is a highly reactive element therefore is never found as a free element on Earth.

potassium

Known as the symbol K in the periodic table, a soft silvery-white metal.

NPK fertiliser

Type of fertiliser consisting of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.

continuous

Forming an unbroken whole; without interruption.

batch

Quantity or set of something.

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