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Factors that affect the rate of reaction in the haber process?

I have no idea what this is so i will just say woo haber process


Formula for percent yield in chemistry?

Percentage yield is worked out as (amount you got/ amount you could have got) x 100 You should do the calculation in moles so weigh your compound, work out its molar mass and divide the mass by the molar mass to get number of moles. Then you have to work out your maximum theoretical yield - work out how many moles of reactant you started with and check the stoichiometric ratio from your balanced equation to find how many moles you expected to get. In organic reactions a yield of 60% or so is normal. The more steps you went through in your preparation, the lower you would expect your yield to be. Many reactions just do give a low yield anyway, because they are at equilibrium rather than going to completion, like the Haber process.


The haber process is typically carried out at a temperature of 500 Celsius so what would happen if 100 Celsius?

It would happen at a much, much slower rate.


Can replacing mitochondria DNA with a mitochondria DNA from plant of higher yield improve the yield of crop?

I do not think so as mitochondria are ancestral to all eukaryotes and produce about 36 ATP per glucose molecule on average. I can not think that the higher yield plant would have more efficient mitochondria as plant yield is tied in with plant reproduction and more resources are given over to this process, not more energy. I could be wrong about this though and if I find anything I will post an amended answer.


How do industries use rate of reactions to maximise profit?

Well, the most famous example is the Haber Process. Normally the equation is N+3H<->NH3. The problem is that it is exothermic, and the more ammonia you make the hotter it gets. If you stress the equation to the right by increasing pressure. Fritz Haber perfected this process although it took a while to get it right, as he basically had very hot and very pressurized cookers for making ammonia. This was great for helping feed the world but this actually happened in 1914 during WWI. Fritz Haber used it to make cheap gunpowder and explosives for Germany as they were under allied blockade. His wife hated him so much for that, that she killed herself. He also created the chlorine gas warfare. Nice guy.

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High yield on the haber process?

Yield in the Haber process can be maximised by using low temperatures (as the synthesis of ammonia is endothermic) and high pressures (as it promotes the forward reaction as more moles of gas are on the reactants side). However, low temperatures mean a slow reaction rate so compromised temperatures of 300 degrees celsius must be used.


Factors that affect the rate of reaction in the haber process?

I have no idea what this is so i will just say woo haber process


Formula for percent yield in chemistry?

Percentage yield is worked out as (amount you got/ amount you could have got) x 100 You should do the calculation in moles so weigh your compound, work out its molar mass and divide the mass by the molar mass to get number of moles. Then you have to work out your maximum theoretical yield - work out how many moles of reactant you started with and check the stoichiometric ratio from your balanced equation to find how many moles you expected to get. In organic reactions a yield of 60% or so is normal. The more steps you went through in your preparation, the lower you would expect your yield to be. Many reactions just do give a low yield anyway, because they are at equilibrium rather than going to completion, like the Haber process.


What effect does increasing pressure have on the yield of ammonia in the Haber process?

It increases the yield. 3 moles of hydrogen react with one mole of nitrogen to produce two moles of ammonia. As there is a REDUCTION in molecules, there will be a reduction in pressure. This is alsos an equilibrium reaction. So by Le Chetalier's principle, if we increase pressure, the system will react to reduce the pressure again. This can be done by producing more ammonia - in other words, an increase in product yield.


Why is the Haber process run at 450 degrees?

hyber process run at 450 degree because you have to fail in examination so it better for you not to ask question


Why was the Haber-Bosch process so important to Germany's war effort?

Germany Was Cut Off From It Mineral Supplie Of Nitrogen!


How did ammonia produced?

N2 + 3H2 <--> 2NH3 Born-Haber process and an equilibrium reaction. So, pressure and temperature must be maintained to keep the reaction going in the products direction. Google Born-Haber reaction.


Why high pressure not more than 200 atmosphere not used in ammonia production?

In ammonia production (also known as the Haber process) the companies use a high amount of atmospheres to move the equilibrium so as to increase the yield of ammonia. Increasing the yield of ammonia saves money. However, creating a high pressure environment is very expensive, and above a pressure of about 200 atmospheres, it would start costing the costing the companies more than they make. Therefore they keep the pressure low enough to maximise their profit.


Why is it important to use high pressure in the Haber process?

The Haber process is basically converting Nitrogen and Hydrogen into ammonia. The equation is N2 + 3H2 -------> 2NH3 but it is an equilibrium. By Le Chetalier's principle if we apply pressure the system will try to counteract that by trying to lower pressure and to do this it needs to form product because there are 4 molecules of reactants and only two of product so the pressure is lower when there are fewer molecules. High Pressure thus favors high yields and hence good productivity and profitability.


When was Richard Clement Haber born?

Richard Clement Haber was born on December 16, 1966, in So Paulo, So Paulo, Brazil.


The haber process is typically carried out at a temperature of 500 Celsius so what would happen if 100 Celsius?

It would happen at a much, much slower rate.


Why is pressure used in the production of ammonia?

The formation of Ammonia by Haber's process is a reversible process, one volume of nitrogen reacts with three volumes of hydrogen and form two volumes of Ammonia, N2 + 3H2 = 3NH3 , According to Le-Chatlier's principle the increase in pressure brings the molecules of nitrogen and hydrogen closer to each other and shifts the reaction towards formation of ammonia, so higher pressure is responsible for higher yield of ammonia.