Which of the Following is True for this Reaction? 3 H2 N2 <-> @ NH3

Question

a. The Reaction is nonreversable

b. Hydrogen and nitrogen are the reactants of the reverse reaction

c. Hydrogen and nitrogen are the products of the forward reaction

d. Ammonia is being formed and decomposed

e. Hydrogen and nitrogen are being decomposed

the packet isn't helping and I'm not actually in the class yet

Answer 1

All of these are WRONG, except D is your ANSWER

a. the double arrow indicates that the reaction is in equillibrium (goes both ways after producing a certain amount of ammonia). You could decrease pressure of the system to make more H2 and N2 or ajust the temp conditions.

b. They would be products of ammonia decomp

c. They would be reactants going forward to produce products

d. Yes ammonia is being formed and broken apart

e. H2 and N2 are only formina NH3. They are decomposing to H and N this would require a lot of energy its not favorable. Do you see N or H in the equation?

GL

Answer 2

Only d is true, See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haber_proce...

Answer 3

D is true.

The forward and back arrows means the reaction is reversible.

The forward reaction is read left to right. That means the product in the forward reaction is ammonia.

The reverse reaction is read right to left; that means ammonia is the reactant in the reverse reaction.

Elements don&#039;t decompose as such in a normal reaction. They just react.

A compound can decompose. Ammonia is formed in the forward reaction, but decomposed in the reverse reaction.

Answer 4

&quot;not actually in the class yet; I admire your initiative.

Look up &quot;Haber process&quot; in Wikipedia, and especially the section about its reaction rate and equilibrium.

This reaction is possibly the most important in the whole of industrial chemistry.  It is the source of nitrogen fertilisers for half the food we eat.