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Lightning has enough energy to break the incredibly strong bonds between molecules of nitrogen gas, producing nitrogen radicals that bond with other radicals in the atmosphere to produce molecules that plants can harness for growth. N2-> 2N 2N+ 202-> 2NO2

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What abiotic factor can fix nitrogen.?

lightning


Would living things be able to use nitrogen if lightning did not fix it?

Yes, only an extremely small amount of reduced nitrogen is fixed by lightning.


Is lightning necessary for survival of mankind?

Not directly, but lightning helps fix nitrogen, which is necessary for plant growth.


What three processes that fix atmospheric nitrogen?

The three processes that fix atmospheric nitrogen are nitrogen fixation by bacteria, lightning-induced nitrogen fixation, and industrial nitrogen fixation through the Haber-Bosch process.


Benefits of lightning?

Lightning is important because it helps to balance the Earth's electrical charge, contributes to the nitrogen cycle by causing nitrogen to fix in the soil, and can trigger wildfires that play a role in maintaining ecosystems.


Can lightning be a part of the ecosystem?

Yes. Lightening can fix nitrogen from the atmosphere into the soil, making nitrogen available to the plants and ultimately animals in an ecosystem.


Does the nitrogen in lightning turn grass green?

Yes. Lightning provides the intense energy needed to combine atmospheric nitrogen and oxygen into nitrates. The rain then carries these nitrates down to the earth's surface enriching the soil. Acting as a fertilizer, nitrates in an indirect way helps make the grass green.


Three processes that fix atmospheric nitrogen?

1) Haber Process (Fertilizing) 2) Lightning 3) Nitrification (Process of nitrogen being fixed in the air by rhyzobium)


What is largest source of nitrogen?

Nitrogen is the most abundant element in the Earth's atmosphere. Bacteria in the soil 'fix' the nitrogen gas into compounds which can be taken in by plants; the plants get eaten by animals & they use the nitrogen to make proteins.


What fixes atmospheric Nitrogen?

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria and lightning are the primary natural processes that fix atmospheric nitrogen, converting it into forms that plants can use. In addition, industrial processes like the Haber-Bosch process are used to produce nitrogen fertilizers for agriculture.


What is the ISBN of The Nitrogen Fix?

The ISBN of The Nitrogen Fix is 0-441-58117-X.


How many pages does The Nitrogen Fix have?

The Nitrogen Fix has 289 pages.