How is sodium hydrogen carbonate from a mixture of NH4Cl and NaHCO3 in the manufacture of sodium carbonate by Solvay process.
How is sodium hydrogen carbonate from a mixture of NH4Cl and NaHCO3 in the manufacture of sodium carbonate by Solvay process.
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Sodium hydrogen carbonate (NaHCO3) is sparingly soluble or less soluble in water and it gets separated as a precipitate while NH4Cl remains in solution. This precipitate is removed by filtration.
NaCl + NH4HCO3 ----------> NaHCO3 ↓ + NH4Cl
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