Chemistry A-Level
Haber process
What Haber process means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Haber process
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Makes ammonia in the reaction N₂(g) + 3H₂(g) ⇌ 2NH₃(g), an exothermic reversible reaction run at roughly 450 °C and about 200 atm over solid iron.
Topics that use Haber process
- Catalysts (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- active sites
- autocatalysis
- catalyst
- catalytic converters
- economic consequences
- intermediate species
- ion repulsion and high activation energy
- iron catalyst
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