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10.4 The Haber process and the use of NPK fertilisers

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Ammonia made in the Haber process is used to make fertilisers for farmland.

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The iron in the reactor is used as a catalyst. Describe what a catalyst does in the Haber process.

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Explain why fertilisers are used on farmland.

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Suggest one advantage of using the air as the source of nitrogen for the Haber process.

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d.

Suggest one disadvantage of using natural gas as the source of hydrogen for the Haber process.

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10.4 The Haber process and the use of NPK fertilisers Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Chemistry
  3. /10.4 The Haber process and the use of NPK fertilisers

39 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Chemistry 10.4 The Haber process and the use of NPK fertilisers, covering 10.4.1a The Haber process, 10.4.1b Equilibrium and rate in the Haber process, and 10.4.2 Production and uses of NPK fertilisers. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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