NCERT Class XI Chemistry The s-Block Elements Solutions
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Discuss the various reactions that occur in the Solvay process.
Solution:
Solvay process : It is an industrial method for obtaining sodium carbonate from sodium chloride (NaCl) and limestone (C a C O 3
2 N H 3 + H 2 O + C O 2 ( N H 4 ) 2 C O 3
( N H 4 ) 2 C O 3 + H 2 O + C O 2 2 N H 4 H C O 3
N H 4 H C O 3 N H 4 C l + N a H C O 3
Sodium hydrogen carbonate crystal separates out and is heated to give sodium carbonate.
2 N a H C O 3
N a 2 C O 3 + C O 2 + H 2 O
C O 2 C a C O 3
C a C O 3
C a O + C O 2
CaO +H 2 O C a ( O H ) 2
In this process,N H 3 N H 4 C l C a ( O H ) 2. C a C l 2
2 N H 4 C l + C a ( O H ) 2 2 N H 3 + C a C l 2 + H 2 O
Sodium hydrogen carbonate crystal separates out and is heated to give sodium carbonate.
CaO +
In this process,
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