Double Salt (Noun)
Meaning
A solution of two simple salts that forms a single substance on crystallization.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Alums are examples of double salts, formed from the combination of a simple sulfate salt and a simple aluminum salt.
- The double salt Mohr's salt has industrial and laboratory applications due to its ability to be easily separated into its component salts.
- Aluminum ammonium sulfate is another common example of a double salt, commonly found in sewage treatment processes.
- Double salts such as aluminum ammonium sulfate can precipitate out of a supersaturated solution to form crystals containing both ions.
- The double salt ammonium aluminum sulfate is often used in the treatment of wastewater and lakes with high levels of phosphorus.