Chemistry GCSE
Raw materials and their sources
What Raw materials and their sources means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Raw materials and their sources
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Nitrogen and hydrogen are the raw materials, with nitrogen obtained from air and hydrogen commonly obtained from natural gas or by electrolysis of water.
Topics that use Raw materials and their sources
- The Haber process (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Haber process
- Nitrogen source
- Recycling of reactants
- Reversible reactions
- Ammonia
- Fertilisers
- Hydrogen source
- Separation by cooling and condensation
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