In the manufacture of NH3 in Haber's continuous flow process involving the reaction N2(g)+3H2(g)[Fe2O3]⇌2NH3(g),ΔH=−22.08kcal. The favourable conditions are :
A
High pressure and low temperature due to low activation energy (Ea)
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B
Low pressure and low temperature due to low Ea
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C
High pressure and elevated optimum
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D
None of these
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Solution
The correct options are A High pressure and low temperature due to low activation energy (Ea) C High pressure and elevated optimum The reaction is exothermic and takes place with a decrease in number of molecules of gaseous species.
Obviously high pressure and low temperature are the favourable conditions for the shift of equilibrium to products side. However, in continuous flow process, optimum elevated temperature is required to have more NH3 due to high activation energy of the reaction.