Chloride is not mentioned, yet salt is NaCl.
2006-06-24 02:12:21 · 7 answers · asked by Maldives 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
The most familiar salt is sodium chloride, the principal component of common table salt.
2006-06-24 02:18:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Morton Table Salt Ingredients
2016-11-08 02:45:52 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're looking at the nutritional information. On my container of Morton's it's 25%.
This is the percentage of the RDA (recommended daily allowance) of sodium in 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Since sodium intake has a major impact on our health, the government has set the RDA for it to give guidelines on how much to consume. Too little salt will kill you, and too much can cause high blood pressure, water retention, etc. People that have problems with their sodium intake often substitute potassium chloride, since it will also flavor food. Chlorine, at least in salt, is not a nutrient, and apparently not harmful, so the government has never set an RDA for it.
2006-06-24 05:40:04 · answer #3 · answered by Flyboy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Salts are not necessarily just NaCl. Common table salt is NaCl, but certain other compounds are salts as well. Basically, salts are defined as compounds formed from a cation (a positive ion) and a negative ion (a negative ion) under certain condition.
If this helps, try researching about Morton's table salt on wikipedia, yahoo search, or any other reference site for that matter.
2006-06-24 03:41:25 · answer #4 · answered by research_student 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pure table salt (NaCl) is composed of one part each of the elements sodium, Na and chlorine, Cl. When chemists talk about the composition of compounds, they generally using a percentage based on mass. Since the average atomic mass of sodium, Na is about 23.0 units & chlorine, Cl is about 35.5 units. This means that the percent Na = 23/58.5 x 100 = 39.3% Na. Similarly, the percentage of chlorine, Cl in pure table salt is 60.6% Cl.
The percentage that you have quoted from the label may be the percentage of the minimum daily requirement.
2006-06-24 03:01:49 · answer #5 · answered by The Wiz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My box of salt says that one serving is 25% of the USRDA of sodium so I think that is where you are getting that number. The reason chloride is not mentioned is because it doesn't carry the health risk that sodium does.
2006-06-24 06:28:41 · answer #6 · answered by xox_bass_player_xox 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THE WIZ IS RIGHT BUT THE REMAINING PERCENTAGE THAT IS NOT NaCl WIL BE FROM THE ANTI-CAKING AGENT.
2006-06-24 03:07:48 · answer #7 · answered by brd_hef 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋