Studied by 0 peoplewhat do fertilisers do?
help plants grow
what are the 3 essential elements in fertilisers?
nitrogen
phosphorus
potassium
what happens if plants don’t get enough is these elements?
their growth and life processes are affected
what do fertilisers do?
replace the missing elements in the soil or provide more of them. this helps to increase the crop yield as the crops can grow faster and bigget
what is ammonia
a base and can be neutralised by acids to make ammonium salts
why is ammonium nitrate a good fertiliser?
it had a night percentage of nitrogen, the ammonia and the nitric acid
can ammonium sulphate be used as a fertiliser?
yes - it is made by neutralising sulphuric acid with in the ammonia
what will a fertiliser factory do to make fertilisers?
carry out several interstates processes - it might carry out the Haber process and make ammonia, phosphoric acid from phosphate rock or nitric acid
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