chemical composition of potash?

Answer 1

Potash is also known as potassium carbonate(K2CO3)

Answer 2

Potash Chemical Formula

Answer 3

Potash (or carbonate of potash) is an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts.

Potash has been used since antiquity in the manufacture of glass and soap and as a fertilizer. The name comes from the English words pot and ash, referring to its discovery in the water-soluble fraction of wood ash.

The term has become somewhat ambiguous due to the substitution in fertilizers of cheaper potassium salts, such as potassium chloride (KCl) or potassium oxide (K2O), to which the same common name is now sometimes also applied. In addition, potassium hydroxide (KOH) is commonly called caustic potash, an additional source of confusion.
The element potassium derives its English name from potash. A number of chemical compounds containing potassium use the word potash in their traditional names...

Interesting fact about potash :
The first definite and tangible proofs of soap making are found in the history of ancient Rome. Pliny, the Roman historian, described soap being made from goat's tallow and causticized wood ashes.

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chemical composition of potash?

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Potash
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

PotashPotash (or carbonate of potash) is an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts.

Potash has been used since antiquity in the manufacture of glass and soap and as a fertilizer. The name comes from the English words pot and ash, referring to its discovery in the water-soluble fraction of wood ash.

The term has become somewhat ambiguous due to the substitution in fertilizers of cheaper potassium salts, such as potassium chloride (KCl) or potassium oxide (K2O), to which the same common name is now sometimes also applied. In addition, potassium hydroxide (KOH) is commonly called caustic potash, an additional source of confusion.

The element potassium derives its English name from potash. A number of chemical compounds containing potassium use the word potash in their traditional names:

potash fertilizer = potassium oxide, K2O
caustic potash or potash lye = potassium hydroxide, KOH
carbonate of potash, salts of tartar, or pearlash = potassium carbonate, K2CO3
chlorate of potash = potassium chlorate, KClO3
muriate of potash = potassium chloride, KCl
nitrate of potash or saltpeter = potassium nitrate, KNO3
sulfate of potash = potassium sulfate, K2SO4

Answer 6

Potash denotes a variety of mined and manufactured salts, all containing the element potassium in water-soluble form.

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Answer 7

K2CO3, potassium carbonate. But if you have a hydrate, it will be a totally different compound.