Q.Write suitable conditions of concentration, temperature and pressure used during manufacture of ammonia by Haber process.
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Step 1. Concentration: The Haber process reacts N2 and H2 in the stoichiometric ratio 1:3 by volume, . Unreacted N2 and H2 are continuously recycled, effectively adding more reactant and pushing equilibrium toward more NH3.
Step 2. Temperature: The forward reaction is exothermic, so by Le Chatelier's principle a LOWER temperature would favour more NH3 at equilibrium; but at low temperature the reaction rate is too slow. At very high temperature the reaction is fast but equilibrium shifts backward, decomposing NH3. So a moderate, optimum temperature of about 773 K is used.
Step 3. Pressure: The forward reaction proceeds with a decrease in gas moles (), so high pressure favours it and increases yield; but at very high pressures the iron catalyst becomes less efficient and costs rise, so an optimum pressure of about 250 atm is used. …
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