Question:

The single largest industrial application of dihydrogen is :

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Most dihydrogen is consumed in the Haber process.
Updated On: Nov 4, 2026
  • Manufacture of metal hybrides
  • Rocket fuel in space research
  • In the synthesis of ammonia
  • In the synthesis of nitric acid
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The Correct Option is C

Solution and Explanation

About 77% of industrial dihydrogen is used in the Haber process: \(\mathrm{N_2 + 3H_2 \rightleftharpoons 2NH_3}\) (Fe catalyst, ~200 atm, ~700 K).
Hydrogenation of oils, metal hydrides, rocket fuel and others use much smaller quantities; nitric acid is made from ammonia (Ostwald process), not directly from \(\mathrm{H_2}\).
Answer: (3) In the synthesis of ammonia
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