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In both crystalline NaHCO3 and KHCO3,HCO3- forms only dimeric anion through hydrogen bond.justify this statement.

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The bicarbonates of sodium and potassium (NaHCO3 and KHCO3) have ionic, covalent and hydrogen bonds in pure state.

In KHCO3, there is ionic bonding beween K+ and HCO3- ions, and the bonding within the bicarbonate ion (HCO3-) is covalent. And, the HCO3- ions exist as dimers by means of hydrogen bonding.

In NaHCO3, the HCO3- ions are linked in an infinite fashion by hydrogen bonding.


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