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Is calcium carbonate or potassium carbonate more soluble in water?
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∙ 13y ago
Yes and no depending on what you mean by the word potassium. By itself, potassium is a metal and cannot dissolve in water because it reacts with water very rapidly. So rapidly and with so much energy given off, the hydrogen the reaction produces ignites! The reason this happens is that potassium as an element (metal) has a loosely held single electron in its atom. The atom is so very high strung with this loose electron and would be so much more relaxed if it got rid of it that it'll practically give it to almost any other atom it comes in contact with. That's why potassium doesn't exist in nature as an element and why it reacts with water, even the oxygen in air. After it gives up that single electron, it becomes an ion and part of an ionic compound. It the case of reacting with water - potassium hydroxide (KOH). The OH comes from ripped apart water (H2O) and the left over H becomes H2 when it meets up with another left over H atom. Potassium ion, on the other hand is very soluble in water. So, is it possible that potassium ions can exist in water? Yes! Is it possible that potassium metal can exist in water? No! Never!
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 16y agoYes. At room temperature you can dissolve up to 112g of potassium carbonate in 100mL of water.
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∙ 10y agoPotassium hydroxide has such a high solubility for water, it would even grab it from the air.
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∙ 15y agoYes as a matter of fact it is used in one type of salt water swimming pool chlorinator system.
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∙ 13y agoPotassium carbonate is far more soluble.
In fact, calcium carbonate is considered insoluble.
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∙ 14y agoThe potassium hydrogen carbonate (KHCO3) is very soluble in water:
22,29 g KHCO3/100 mL water at 20 0C.
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Which is more soluble in water sodium carbonate naphthalene or calcium carbonate?
Sodium carbonate is more soluble.
Why potassium carbonate cannot be prepared by solvay process?
It is because unlike sodium carbonate potassium carbonate is fairly soluble in water and it does not forms precipitate.
How do you separate sodium chloride from calcium carbonate?
Dissolve the sodium chloride(which is actually salt) in water. Then, filter the calcium carbonate with the help of filter paper. Crystallize the solution of sodium chloride with water... Hope this helps! :)
How do you separate copper sulphate from calcium carbonate?
well here's a hint - copper sulphate is soluble in water, but calcium carbonate isn't.
Is calcium carbonate soluble?
Calcium carbonate is largely insoluble in water but is quite soluble in water containing dissolved carbon dioxide, combining with it to form the bicarbonate Ca(HCO 3 ) 2 .
Is KHCO3 souble?
Potassium hydrogen carbonate is soluble in water.
Which is more soluble in water sodium carbonate naphthalene or calcium carbonate?
Sodium carbonate is more soluble.
Is potassium carbonate soluble?
The potassium hydrogen carbonate (KHCO3) is very soluble in water: 22,29 g KHCO3/100 mL water at 20 0C.
Is calcium carbonate soluble in acids?
It reacts with acid but not soluble in water.
Why potassium carbonate cannot be prepared by solvay process?
It is because unlike sodium carbonate potassium carbonate is fairly soluble in water and it does not forms precipitate.
How do you separate sodium chloride from calcium carbonate?
Dissolve the sodium chloride(which is actually salt) in water. Then, filter the calcium carbonate with the help of filter paper. Crystallize the solution of sodium chloride with water... Hope this helps! :)
Is chalk soulble?
Chalk is essentially calcium carbonate, CaCO3, and in not soluble in water to any significant extent.
What chemical reagent in this experiment can be used to distinguish calcium chloride from solid calcium carbonate?
Calcium Chloride is CaCl2-------this is a salt Calcium Carbonate Is CaCo3------this is a base
List all the substance which are soluble?
There are a lot of things that are soluble. The most common ones are sugar, salt, coffee and milk. It is impossible to list all of the soluble things in water, since there are so many.
How do you separate copper sulphate from calcium carbonate?
well here's a hint - copper sulphate is soluble in water, but calcium carbonate isn't.
Reason why calcium hydroxide is used to detect carbon iv oxide while potassium hydroxide solution is not?
Both hydroxides will react with carbon dioxide to form their respective carbonates. Calcium carbonate is largely insoluble in water and so it will form a visible solid precipitate. Potassium carbonate is soluble in water, so there will be no visible change to the solution.
How would a dry sample of sodium carbonate be obtained from a mixture of sodium carbonate and calcium carbonate?
Calcium carbonate is not soluble in water, sodium carbonate is soluble in water. Dissolve the mixture and filter: the Na2CO3 pass the filter as a solution and CaCO3 remain on the filter. Gently warm the solution to obtain crystallized sodium carbonate.
