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Q.Mention the conditions required to maximise the yield of ammonia.
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Step 1 — Write the equilibrium and note its nature.
The forward reaction is exothermic and reduces the total moles of gas (4 mol reactant gas → 2 mol product gas).
Step 2 — Apply Le Chatelier's principle for each condition.
- Pressure: since the forward direction has fewer gas moles, increasing pressure shifts equilibrium forward → use high pressure (typically ~200 atm industrially).
- Temperature: being exothermic, low temperature favours the forward (product) direction, but too low a temperature makes the rate impractically slow → an intermediate/optimum temperature (~700 K, i.e. ~450 °C) is used as a compromise between yield and rate. …
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