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Write the chemical formula of Potassium sulphate in a step-by-step manner.

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Step 1 — Write each symbol with its valency

K1+SO42\text{K}^{1+} \phantom{\nearrow} \text{SO}_4^{2-}

Step 2 — Interchange the valencies

K21  SO42K12  SO41\overset{\phantom{2}{1}}{\text{K}} \space {\searrow}\mathllap{\swarrow} \space \overset{2}{\text{SO}4} \Rightarrow \underset{\phantom{1}{2}}{\text{K}} \space {\searrow}\mathllap{\swarrow} \space \underset{1}{\text{SO}4} \\[0.5em]

Step 3 — Write the interchanged number & hence the formula

Therefore, we get

Formula of Potassium sulphate : K2SO4\bold{K2SO4}

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