JEE Advance - Chemistry (1981 - No. 14)
Give reasons of the following:
Sodium carbonate is made by Solvay process but the same process is not extended to the manufacture of potassium carbonate.
Sodium carbonate is made by Solvay process but the same process is not extended to the manufacture of potassium carbonate.
Potassium bicarbonate is more soluble than sodium bicarbonate, making it difficult to precipitate.
Potassium carbonate is explosive, making the Solvay process unsafe.
The raw materials for potassium carbonate are too expensive for the Solvay process to be economical.
Sodium carbonate reacts violently with ammonia, a key ingredient in the Solvay process.
Potassium carbonate is highly hygroscopic and decomposes readily.
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