is this true?
2007-03-27 14:22:09 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Lightning only changes the chemical form of nitrogen in air / soils. Atmospheric nitrogen (N2) is an alkyne with a very strong triple bond. It takes alot of energy (lightning) or a complex enzymatic assembly (nitrogenase) to break the bond.
SO lightning only increases the amount of available N in soil. Not the amount of N in general...
2007-03-27 16:14:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lightning doesn't put nitrogen into the soil directly, but it does increase the levels of nitrogen in the air therefore aiding plant growth.
2007-03-27 14:46:49 · answer #2 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not directly. Lightning makes "fixed" nitrogen oxides in the air. It's the rain that dissolves it out of the air and brings it to the soil.
2007-03-27 14:55:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, lightning puts nitrogen in the soil. It just isn't very reliable for agricultural purposes!
2007-03-27 14:25:38 · answer #4 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, lightning puts arganite in the soil.
2007-03-27 15:52:17 · answer #5 · answered by John P 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No not directly.
2007-03-27 17:46:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes..
2007-03-27 17:46:17 · answer #7 · answered by MicHeLLe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋