ICSE Class 10 Chemistry Question 24 of 63

Study of Compounds — Nitric Acid — Question 24

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Question 2(2008)

Copy and complete the following table relating to an important industrial process. Output refers to the product of the process not the intermediate steps.

Name of processInputsCatalystEquations for catalyzed reactionOutput
   Ammonia + air      Nitric acid
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Name of processInputsCatalystEquations for catalyzed reactionOutput
Ostwald's process(a) Pure dry ammonia (b) Dry airPlatinum gauze4NH3+5O2700800°CPt4NO+6H2O+21.5K cals4\text{NH}_3 + 5\text{O}_2 \xrightarrow[700-800 \degree\text{C}]{\text{Pt}} 4\text{NO} + 6\text{H}_2\text{O} + 21.5 \text{K cals}Nitric acid