haber process (1 Viewer)

[bobbie212]

k for conditions under which it was developed i got
- wake of ww1
- poor agriculture due to fertiliser imported from chile

for impact on world history i got
- boosted agriculture (due to fertilisers such as ammonium nitrate)
- extended war cause explosives were made from nitric acid

is this right or is ther anythin i can add?

 

[mystify]

You've got the main points. If you want to expand on those try this link.

http://www.hsc.csu.edu.au/chemistry/core/monitoring/chem942/942net.html#net1

 

[Tommy_Lamp]

if the question asked for the impact of the Haber Process and was like 4 or 5 marks, you'd best to answer as so:
Originally Germany got their ammonia supply from South America. Over the course of the war the allies established a blockade of the supplies heading to Germany. This hampered the German war effort. With the conception of the Haber Process, Germany was able to strengthen their campaign and this in turn lengthened the war.

 

[utopia_parkway]

the germans did not get ammonia from south america they got some other nitrogen compound that could be made form ammonia. well thats my understanding of how it was

 

[lukebennett]

i think it is also important that you mention that the process was cheap and allow for the mass production of ammonia. they always love to know how expensive all this crap costs.
anyway who the hell are you and why the hell did you give me the most random message the other day. thats my job

 

[jumb]

But they got the raw form from south america.

What tommy_lamp said is right but you would need to stretch it out a fair bit

 

[mervvyn]

Key points:
before the development of the Haber process in 1908 and its refinement in 1913, the world was dependent on natural nitrates found in guano deposits mined and exported from Chile. The development of the Haber process allowed nitrates to be manufactured from ammonia on an industrial scale, which was cheaper and saved importation.
Historically this was significant because it allowed the Germans to produce fertilisers and explosives regardless of the Allied naval blockade, hence extending the life of the german war effort.

I can't think of much else to it.

 

[steph@nie]

My teacher said something about because the germans used so much of the ammonia to fuel the war effort (bombs etc.) they didn't have enough fertilliser for the crops, so they died and people went hungry.

oh and the process was developed BEFORE the war, not during and not after. In 1909 to be exact, and by 1913 it had been upscaled by Bosch so that it could be used for the war effort.

 

[Tommy_Lamp]

Steph is right