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Question
Potassium carbonate cannot be prepared by Solvay process. Why?
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Solution
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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