Assertion : Potassium carbonate can be prepared by Solvay process like sodium carbonate using potassium chloride as starting material.
Reason : Potassium carbonate is obtained as one of the porducts when potassium superoxide reacts with carbon dioxide.

Options

A. If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
C. If assertion is true but reason is false.
D. If assertion is false but reason is true.

Answer

d

Explanation

`KHCO_(3)` is highly soluble in water so it cannot be separated like `NaHCO_(3)` and thus Solvay process cannot be used.
`2KO_(2)+CO_(2) rarr K_(2)CO_(3)+3 //2 O_(2)`