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The Haber process

  • 3 things to know
  • Paper 2

Overview

Ammonia manufacture for fertilisers, the raw materials nitrogen and hydrogen and their sources, the iron catalyst, the compromise conditions of about 450°C and 200 atmospheres, word and symbol equations, separating ammonia and recycling unreacted gases, equilibrium in the reactor, and the trade-offs between rate, yield and energy cost.

What you need to know

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Key term

Explain why about 200 atmospheres is used rather than a much higher pressure.

Process

Which compound is manufactured in the Haber process, and what is most of it used for?

Process

Name the two raw materials for the Haber process.

Questions from this subtopic

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  1. 1

    Which compound is manufactured in the Haber process, and what is most of it used for?

    Model answer

    Ammonia, most of which is used to make nitrogen-based fertilisers.

  2. 2

    Name the two raw materials for the Haber process.

    Model answer

    Nitrogen and hydrogen.

  3. 3

    Where is the nitrogen used in the Haber process obtained from?

    Model answer

    From the air, which is about 80% nitrogen.

  4. 4

    Where is the hydrogen used in the Haber process obtained from?

    Model answer

    From natural gas, which is mainly methane.

  5. 5

    Name the catalyst used in the Haber process.

    Model answer

    Iron.

  6. 6

    State the temperature and the pressure used in the Haber process.

    Model answer

    About 450°C and about 200 atmospheres.

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