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A small sample of potassium sulfate could be prepared by (carefully) mixing a small amount of sulfuric acid with a small amount of potassium hydroxide and then evaporating the water off to leave the potassium sulfate. The two reactants should be measured carefully so that complete neutralization occurs without any remaing reactants, but this is a relatively easy way to make up the required compound. The acid and base react to form the salt and water in the classic manner.

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How naphthalene and potassium sulphate mixture separated from each other?

Naphthalene and potassium sulfate can be separated through a process called recrystallization. Since naphthalene is soluble in organic solvents like ethanol or acetone but potassium sulfate is soluble in water, one can dissolve the mixture in a suitable solvent. Afterward, the solution can be filtered to remove the insoluble potassium sulfate, and naphthalene can be recovered by evaporating the solvent. Alternatively, differences in melting points could also be exploited, as naphthalene has a melting point of about 80°C, while potassium sulfate remains solid at that temperature.


Is potassium sulphate a base or acidic?

Potassium sulfate is neither base nor acid - it is a salt. You could get it by mixing something like potassium hydroxide (a base) with sulfuric acid and allowing the neutralization reaction to occur. Since it is actually often produce by reacting potassium chloride with sulfuric acid to get potassium sulfate and HCl (aka hydrogen chloride, aka hydrochloric acid when dissolved in water) you might expect it to be contaminated with some residual acid.


What is the formula of the compound containing potassium ions sulfur ions and oxygen ions?

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What is the word equation of potassium hydroxide and sulphuric acid?

If is K2O (potassium oxide) it would be: K2O+H2SO4=K2SO4+H2O It could also form potassium bisulfate: K2O + 2 H2SO4 = 2 KHSO4 + H2O But I'm not sure if you are referring to potassium peroxide (K2O2) or superoxide (KO2)


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A sample of gas collected at the anode during the electrolysis of copper sulfate would likely be oxygen gas (O2) due to the oxidation of water at the anode. This would be because during this process, water is split into oxygen gas and protons, with the oxygen gas being produced at the anode.


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