Haber process — Science definition
The industrial reaction N₂ + 3H₂ ⇌ 2NH₃, used to manufacture ammonia for fertilizer.
Where it is taught
- Chemical Equilibrium — Rates & Equilibrium, Physical Science: Chemistry, Grade 11
In use
The Haber process illustrates a rate-yield tradeoff: N₂(g) + 3H₂(g) ⇌ 2NH₃(g), with an exothermic forward reaction.
Chemical Equilibrium
Taught alongside
- reversible reaction
- dynamic equilibrium
- Le Châtelier's principle
- equilibrium shift
- equilibrium constant (Keq)