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What is the physical property used in choosing the separation techniques for CaCO3 and KCl and NH4Cl
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$\ce{CaCO3}$ is not soluble in water. Both $\ce{KCl}$ and $\ce{NH4Cl}$ are soluble in water. When heated $\ce{NH4Cl}$ sublimes at 335 °C. At this temperature, $\ce{CaCO3}$ and $\ce{KCl}$ are not modified. $\ce{CaCO3}$ is decomposed in $\ce{CaO}$ and $\ce{CO2}$ at 825 °C.
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