Chemistry GCSE
Soluble salts
What Soluble salts means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Soluble salts
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Products formed when phosphate rock is treated with acid, allowing phosphate ions to dissolve in soil water and be absorbed by plant roots.
Topics that use Soluble salts
- Production and uses of NPK fertilisers (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Ammonia as a feedstock
- Catalytic oxidation
- Fertiliser specification and quality control
- Formulation
- Industrial versus laboratory processes
- Integrated industrial chemistry
- Neutralisation and salt formation
- NPK fertilisers
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