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Grade 11Inorganic Chemistry

potassium carbonate cannot be prepared by solvay process.why

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8 Years agoGrade 11
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8 Years ago
Solvay process cannot be used to prepare potassium carbonate. This is because unlike sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate is fairly soluble in water and does not precipitate out