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Major Inventions in Chemistry Part-I

INORGANIC CHEMISTRY INVENTIONS  1. Haber-Bosch Process (1909):   -It is a method that brought revolution in the production of ammonia. Nitrogen (N2) and hydrogen (H2) gases are used to produce ammonia (NH3).  -German chemist Fritz Haber and engineer Carl Bosch in the early 20th century developed this process which had a profound impact on the production of fertilizers, explosives, and other chemicals. - In 1904, by using a combination of nitrogen and hydrogen gases Fritz Haber experimented the production of ammonia. -However in 1909,He achieved a breakthrough as he was able to develope a process which by using high pressure and temperature converted nitrogen and hydrogen into ammonia. -Commercial-scale production of ammonia was made possible in 1913 by the efforts of,an engineer at BASF, Carl Bosch who jointly worked with Haber thus scaling up the process. -The ammonia produced by this process is used to manufacture fertilizers like amm...