You should be able to:
2.5a recall the conditions used in the manufacture
of ammonia by the Haber Process and its conversion to nitric acid
· recall of technical
details of the plant will not be required)
2.5b recall the conditions used in the manufacture
of sulphuric acid by the Contact Process
· recall of technical
details of the plant will not be required)
2.5c apply the knowledge gained in this unit concerning
enthalpy change, equilibria and kinetics to justify the conditions used
to obtain an economic yield in the processes in (a) and (b)
2.5d recall the use of ammonia, nitric acid and
sulphuric acid to include the manufacture of inorganic fertilisers
2.5e recall and explain the electrolytic extraction
of aluminium from purified bauxite and the fact that it is economically
important yet expensive
· the outline of the
purification of bauxite is required but equations involving the aluminate
ion will not be examined in this unit)
· include the importance
of the recycling of aluminium)
2.5f recall the uses of aluminium and relate these to the properties of
the metal.
2.5g recall the production of chlorine and sodium
chlorate(I) by the electrolysis of sodium
chloride solution
· only outline details
of the industrial plant will be required. However, students will be expected
to recall the equations for the reactions at the electrodes and the overall
equations for the process occurring in the membrane cell
2.5h recall the uses of chlorine and sodium chlorate(I).