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Ammonia transformed - 1 views

  • As originally devised, the Haber-Bosch process involves the elements in their gaseous state interacting at high temperature and pressure over an activated iron surface.
  • Although predicted [4] a few years ago, this is the first observation of such a transformation. Why has it taken so long?
  • The answer is probably that molecular nitrogen is not that good a ligand.
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    Vinai Reddy
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Gale Science In Context - Document - 2 views

  • When dry, this substance is so sensitive that the lightest touch will cause it to explode with a crackling sound and a puff of purple iodine vapor.
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      Interesting...
  • Ammonia can be formed in the human body and may build up abnormally during serious illnesses such as Reye's syndrome.
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      What causes this build up of ammonia?
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Gale Science In Context - Document - 1 views

  • is a sharp-smelling, flammable, and toxic gas that is very soluble in water, where it acts as a base in its chemical reactions
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      characteristics of Ammonia
  • may have been the source of nitrogen for the earliest forms of life
  • n liquid or frozen ammonia, the molecules attract one another through sharing a hydrogen atom between one molecule and the next, called hydrogen bonding.
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  • When dry, this substance is so sensitive that the lightest touch will cause it to explode with a crackling sound and a puff of purple iodine vapor.
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      Interesting....
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