can some1 teach me how to separate potassium chloride and also tell me what apparatus i need. thanks
2007-08-01 23:20:02 · 3 answers · asked by infernape 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
How to separate KCl from what?
2007-08-01 23:23:40 · answer #1 · answered by Steve C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're looking to separate potassium metal from chlorine, you need to melt the chloride compound and use a DC source to separate the potassium from the chlorine. The chlorine ioins will be attracted to the positive terminal and the potassium metal ions will plate on the negative terminal.
2007-08-02 06:28:23 · answer #2 · answered by Foxfire 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One way to make potassium chloride is to react the hydroxide with hydrochloric acid. The resulting salt can then be purified by recrystallization.
KOH(aq) + HCl(aq) â KCl(aq) + H2O(l)...
2007-08-02 06:45:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋