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eppur_se_muova

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1. One of the most important chemical processes in the world. Anything we learn could be significant.

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Thu Feb 2, 2023, 03:25 AM

Feb 2023

I didn't actually know that H2 cogeneration was always part of the process. Makes me wonder how meaningful that energy diagram is (although it does make the point about the strong N≡N bond) -- what are the intermediates between N2 and N2H2 ?? Nothing about adding protons and electrons to N2 makes it obvious that H2 should always form.

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