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How is ammonia made? What is the formula to make ammonia?

Question #88565. Asked by chick-a-d3e.
Last updated Jan 03 2017.

perfectangel13
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perfectangel13
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The formula for ammonia is NH³ (the three is a subscript).

Ammonia, sometimes called Azane, is a compound with the formula NH3. It is normally encountered as a gas with a characteristic pungent odor.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonia



Response last updated by gtho4 on Jan 03 2017.
Sep 18 2005, 6:56 PM
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ammonia is made using the Haber-Borsch process
link http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/rzepa/mim/environmental/html/ammonia_text.htm
though it can occur naturally in cracks near volcanos.
the formula for making ammonia in the Haber-Borsch process is N2(g)+3H2(g)->2NH3(g)

Nov 15 2007, 2:51 PM
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guypineapple
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It is made by a decay process.
NH4OH
link http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_ammonia

Nov 15 2007, 10:04 PM
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