The chief source for the production of nitrogeneous fertilizers is :

A Ammonia
B Nitric acid
C Nitrogen
D Nitrogen dioxide

Correct Answer: Ammonia

Nitrogen fertilizers are often made using the HaberBosch process which uses natural gas (CH4+) for the hydrogen and nitrogen gas from the air at an elevated temperature and pressure in the presence of a catalyst to form ammonia as the end product. This ammonia is used as a feedstock for other nitrogen fertilizers, such as anhydrous ammonium nitrate and urea.
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Steam reforming of naphtha is a source of hydrogen production for nitrogeneous fertiliser industry. What is the usual ratio of steam to carbon maintained in the process of steam reforming of naphtha?
A 1.5:1
B 3.5:1
C 10:1
D 15:1
Commercial production of hydrogen for the manufacture of nitrogeneous fertilisers is done by
A Steam reforming of naphtha and cracking of natural gas
B Electrolysis of water
C Cryogenic separation of hydrogen from coke oven gas
D All of the above
Which of the following is the costliest source of getting hydrogen on commercial scale for the manufacture of nitrogeneous fertiliser?
A Coal gasification
B Steam reforming of naphtha
C Alectrolysis of water
D Coke oven gas
Kopper-Totzek coal gasifier (installed in a coal based nitrogeneous fertiliser plant) employs a/an __________ bed gasifier.
A Entrained
B Moving
C Fixed
D Fluidised
Hydrogen gas is not produced commercially (for nitrogeneous fertiliser manufacture) by
A Iron-steam reaction
B Electrolysis of water
C Steam reforming of naphtha
D Its cryogenic separation from coke oven gas
Urea (a nitrogeneous fertiliser) is produced from carbon dioxide and
A Nitric acid
B Ammonia
C Ammonium nitrate
D Nitric oxide
Fertiliser value of a nitrogeneous fertiliser is expressed in terms of its __________ content.
A N2
B KNO3
C NO2
D NHO3
According to the passage, the increasing use of fertilizers is responsible for__
A Abundance of food
B Disturbance in the ecological system
C Disturbance in the weather patterns
D Water pollution
-------without chemical fertilizers, the apples proved healthier.
A Growing
B Having growth
C Being grown
D Grown
Fertilizers are used primarily to enrich soil and increasing yield
A are used
B primarily
C soil
D increasing

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