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Figure 7a
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Figure 7b
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Uses of Ammonia:
The largest use of Ammonia is to manufacture nitrogenous fertilizers to improve agricultural growth.
Nitrogenous fertilizers:
Nitrogenous
fertilizers are necessary for plant growth and increasing the crop yield. They
are rich source of nitrogen for the plants. Nitrogen in needed for plant growth
as it is a constituent element of all proteins manufactured by the plant.
Nitrogen also improves the immunity of the plants by defending it against pests
and diseases. Nitrogen is also a constituent element of the green pigment in
plants. This green pigment; chlorophyll; is essential for plants as it traps
light energy during the manufacture of food by the plant during photosynthesis.
Deficiency of nitrogen in plants can easily be identified by their dull
yellowish appearance.
Figure 7a:
Well – Nitrogened plant
Figure 7b:
Nitrogen deficient plant
Bases when
warmed with ammonium salt, react to form salt, water and release ammonia
gas.
This
property of bases, becomes a menace in some agricultural areas where calcium
hydroxide pellets are used to decrease the acidity of the soil. In such areas,
calcium hydroxide with ammonium fertilizers in the presence of heat from the
sun, reacts to form ammonia which escapes from the soil. Hence, this leads to a
loss of nitrogen from the soil.
