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Grade 11Inorganic Chemistry

Potassium carbonate cannot be prepared by Solvay process. Why?

Profile image of Aditi Vivekanand Pal
7 Years agoGrade 11
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7 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.