The Haber Process Flashcards

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Write the balanced equation, with state symbols, for the formation of ammonia in the Haber process.

N2(g)+3H2(g)⇌2NH3(g)\mathrm{N_2(g) + 3H_2(g) \rightleftharpoons 2NH_3(g)}

In the Haber process, where are the nitrogen and the hydrogen obtained from?

Nitrogen from the air; hydrogen from natural gas.

State the three conditions used in the Haber process.

450 °C, 200 atmospheres, and an iron catalyst.

True or false? In the Haber process all of the nitrogen and hydrogen are converted into ammonia.

False. The reaction is reversible, so an equilibrium mixture of nitrogen, hydrogen and ammonia is formed.