Haber process

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/haber-process

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name of product?Ammonia (NH3)
2. What is the key reactants?Atmospheric Nitrogen (N2) and Hydrogen (H2)
3. Why did scientists create the Haber process?Scientists made it because natural sources of nitrogen for food and bombs were running out, and they needed a steady supply of nitrogen to grow crops.
4. How does the Haber process make ammonia?In the process, nitrogen and hydrogen gases are squeezed together and heated, and the iron catalyst helps them combine into ammonia molecules.

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