Chapter 15, Problem 15.154QP

Industrial production of ammonia from hydrogen and nitrogen gases is done using the Haber process.

$\begin{array}{l}{\text{N}}_{\text{2}}\left(g\right)+{\text{3H}}_{\text{2}}\left(g\right)\rightleftarrows {\text{2NH}}_{\text{3}}\left(g\right)\\ \Delta H^{\circ }=–\text{92}\text{.6 kJ/mol}\end{array}$

Based on your knowledge of the principles of equilibrium, what would the optimal temperature and pressure conditions be for production of ammonia on a large scale? Are the same conditions also optimal from the standpoint of kinetics? Explain.