What is the role of the solid-state catalyst in the Haber process? A) It increases the amount of ammonia produced per unit time. B) It increases the total amount of ammonia produced. C) It decreases the amount of ammonia that decomposes per unit time. D) It decreases the total amount of ammonia produced.

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9 August, 10:45

What is the role of the solid-state catalyst in the Haber process? A) It increases the amount of ammonia produced per unit time. B) It increases the total amount of ammonia produced. C) It decreases the amount of ammonia that decomposes per unit time. D) It decreases the total amount of ammonia produced.

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Brandon Moreno · Answer 1

Option A - It increases the amount of ammonia produced per unit time

Explanation:

Haber process is used to mixed nitrogen with hydrogen derived from methane to obtained ammonia. This conversion is reversible and given as

N_2 + 3H_2 ⇄ 2NH_3

the catalyst used in this process is potassium hydroxide which the main function is to increase the efficiency of the reaction. catalyst main function is to speedup the reaction.