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Potassium carbonate can be obtained by Solvay's process.

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Potassium carbonate cannot be prepared by Solvay process because potassium bicarbonate being more soluble than sodium bicarbonate does not get precipitated when `CO_(2)` is passed through a concentrated solution of KCl saturated with `NH_3`.
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