Why crops need fertilisers
Why crops need fertilisers
A fertiliser is a substance added to soil to supply mineral nutrients that plants need to grow. Harvesting crops removes nutrients from a field, so farmers add fertilisers to replace them.
Step-by-step lessons on OCR GCSE Chemistry 6.1.4 The Haber process and the production of fertilisers. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Nail the core quantitative topics — moles, balancing equations and calculations — early on, since they underpin higher-tier questions across every paper and topic.