Chemistry - NPK

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Phosphate rock + phosphoric acid
Calcium phosphate
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Ammonia + nitric acid
Ammonium nitrate
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Phosphate rock + nitric acid
Calcium nitrate + phosphoric acid
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Phosphate rock + sulfuric acid
Calcium sulfate + Calcium phosphate
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What are the raw materials for NPK
Ammonia, potassium chloride, Potassium sulfate, phosphate rock
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Why do you need to make them salts
As it makes them soluble so plants can take them in but also phosphate rock cannot be used directly
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List the salts produced by NPK
Ammonium nitrate, Calcium nitrate, Calcium sulfate, Calcium phosphate
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Ammonia + acid
Ammonium salts
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what is in NPK
Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium
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What does nitrogen do
healthy foilage
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What does phosphorus do
Strong roots
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What does potassium do
Heathly growth
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Phosphate rock + nitric acid

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Phosphate rock + sulfuric acid

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What are the raw materials for NPK

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