Potassium carbonate cannot be prepared by Solvay process. Why?

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asked Oct 10, 2017 in Chemistry by jisu zahaan (28,760 points) 28 436 1085

Potassium carbonate cannot be prepared by Solvay process. Why? 

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answered Oct 10, 2017 by NAMRA PATEL (1,650 points) 2 14

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.

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