Question

Most fertilizers contain ammonia (NH3). Ammonia forms when hydrogen reacts with nitrogen. Which equation correctly represents the chemical reaction that forms ammonia?

Answer 1

Hi there,

Ammonia is produced in the soil by organisms when organic fertilizer is used to enhance its fertility. Organic fertilizer, with its natural waste outcomes, promote growth of many microbes, which produce ammonia which is then transformed into essential nutrients and nitrogen.  

The majority of the fertilizers contains ammonia, as it is an essential ingredient by which nitrogen in the air can be made accessible to the plants to allow them to construct molecules of proteins.  

N2(g) + 3H2(g) <--> 2NH3(g)  

I hope the answer is correct.

Thanks for asking.

Answer 2

The equation that represents the Haber process is the correct chemical equation which forms in to ammonia.  

German chemist named Fritz Haber developed a chemical method for producing large amount of ammonia, using a process that is now known as the Haber process.

The ammonia thus produced could be easily converted to nitrogen-based fertilizers.

Ammonia is also used to make explosives and cleaning products