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Because it is a convenient source of nitrogen, which plants need.
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What is ammonia and give its use?
Ammonia is a gas which contains one atom of Nitrogen and three atoms of Hydrogen so its molecular formula is NH3. It is used to make fertilizers and ammonium salts.
What reactants are used in making fertilizers?
2koh + h2so4 > k2so4 + h2o
What are the uses of ammonia?
Ammonia solutions are used for disinfecting food and surfaces, and ammonia-based cleaners for glass and windows. Ammonia compounds such as ammonium nitrate and ammonium sulfate are widely used as fertilizers, and ammonium nitrate is an oxidizer when mixed with fuel oil in the explosives ANFO and ANNM. Ammonia gas is used for the production of nitric acid, for industrial refrigeration, and to remove sulfur from the emissions of fossil fuel power plants.
What is the major use of hydrogen?
Well the major use of Hydrogen is in the manufacture of ammonia (NH3), which is used as a fertilizer or converted into other nitrogen-containing fertilizers.
What can you use ammonia for?
As fertilizers in the form of its soluble salts. Synthesis of many nitrogen containing compounds. As precursors to materials used for the preparation of explosives. As an antiseptic. As an anti-microbial agent. Ammonia in water is used as cleaning agent. As a refrigerant. As fuel during World War II. In textile industry for the treatment of cotton materials. Ammonia is used to darken (some types of) wood.
What the element used in the production of fertilizers?
ammonia
Ammonia is used to make?
Ammonia is used to make Ammonium hydroxide, nitrogenous fertilizers etc.
What is the chemical agent ninhydin used for?
The chemical agent ninhydin is used as a catalyst for nitrogen based fertilizers and is sometimes found in ammonia based fertilizers used for non food based agriculture.
What bats had to do with making ammonia?
Bats had nothing to do with making ammonia. BAT stands for Best Available Techniques and was used in the creation of ammonia. BAT is used to properly and safely make ammonia.
What are some of ammonia uses?
It can be used as a cleaner and a disinfectant
Is urea toxic?
Urea is used in fertilizers and is not considered toxic. Ammonia is toxic and is what converts readily to urea.
Is nitrogen used in making chemical fertilizers?
Yes. Nitrogen is used for making many types of amide/amine-based chemical fertilizers. It is the main constituent of fertilizers like Urea & Di-Amino-Phosphate.
Nitrogen based fertilizers alternatives to farmers?
Ammonia
What acid is used in fertilizers and photographic film?
Nitric acidANsw2. Well, Superphosphate fertilizer is made by reacting rock phosphate with sulphuric acid.But both nitrates and ammonia are used by plants as fertilizers as a source of nitrogen.
What uses nitric acid making paper making paint or making fertilizers?
Nitric acid is largely used to prepare ammonium and calcium nitrate, common fertilizers for agriculture.
What did BASF expand into in the early 20th century?
production of artificial nitrogen-based fertilizers, using the Haber-Bosch process of ammonia synthesis. During World War I BASF became one of the largest suppliers of ammonia to the German army, which used the chemical for making war munitions
What types of chemicals are made from ammonia?
Mainly fertilizers and explosives.
