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NDA 2019 GAT · General Knowledge · Ancient India · medium

In the Haber process for the industrial manufacture of ammonia, the reactants are

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In the Haber process for the industrial manufacture of ammonia, the reactants are
  1. A. nitrogen and oxygen
  2. B. ammonia and hydrogen
  3. C. nitrogen and carbon dioxide
  4. D. nitrogen and hydrogen
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Answer: (D) nitrogen and hydrogen

Ammonia is made by the reaction of nitrogen from the air with hydrogen at high pressure and about 450 degrees Celsius in the presence of an iron catalyst. The reaction is reversible, N2 + 3H2 to 2NH3. Oxygen and carbon dioxide have no role.
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