what is salt made of?

Answer 1

"salt" is just a term for a metal and a nonmetal that have an ionic bond between them, and can be made of most any element, not just "Sodium" and "Chlorine".

Answer 2

its not sodium and chloride, its sodium and chlorine, you dont even need to have half a brain cell to figure that out

EDIT: a quick lesson on naming compounds
(for two element compounds only) (doesnt always apply if you have two nonmetals)
-always put the name of the metal before the non-metal
-the name of the metal always stays the same
-the name of the nonmetal changes a bit
carbon-->carbide
oxygen-->oxide
fluorine-->fluoride
chlorine-->chloride
bromine-->bromide
nitrogen-->nitride
hydrogen-->hydride
just to name a few

however if you have a polyatomic ion or a hydrocarbon this is not the case

for naming hydrocarbons (irrelevent to the subject of salt but whatever)
-always end in ...ane
-to find the number of hydrogen (H) atoms present C*2+2=H where C is the number of carbons and H is the number of hydrogens (not important for naming)
-abbreviations are a bit wierd (first 4 are irregular)
-(these rules dont necessarily apply ones ending in ene only ane)
methane=CH4
ethane=C2H6
propane=C3H8
butane=C4H10
pentane=C5H12
hexane=C6H14
heptane=C7H16
octane=C8H18
nonane=C9H20
decane=C10H22
undecane=C11H24
dodecane (also duodecane)=C12H26
tridecane=C13H28
tetradecane=C14H30
pentadecane=C15H32
hexadecane=C16H34
heptadecane=C17H36
octadecane=C18H38
nonadecane=C19H40
icosane=C20H42
henicosane=C21H44
docosane=C22H46
tricosane=C23H48
tetracosane=C24H50
pentacosane=C25H52
etc.
triacontane=C30H62
hentriacontane=C31H64
dotriacontane=C32H66
etc.
tetracontane=C40H82
pentacontane=C50H102
etc.
hectane=C100H202
etc.

Answer 3

Salt is made of the metal Sodium and the gas Chloride. Sodium is extremly explosive and Chlorine is one of the most poisonous gases NaCl is salt.

Answer 4

kinda depends on what kind of salt you're looking at, table salt is NaCl, epsom salt is MgCl2, rock salt is CaCl2, technically defined, a salt is just any metal and non-metal combination.

And to fire, chlorine is the name of the element, chloride is the ion it forms, sodium ions react not with chlorine, but with chloride ions to create table salt....so apparently that half of a brain cell is a little lacking....

Answer 5

A salt is any molecule that consists of a metal atom bonded with a nonmetal atom. For example, calcium (a metal) forms a salt when it bonds with fluorine (a nonmetal) to form calcium fluoride, CaF. There are hundreds of salts.

The salt we are most familiar with is often called table salt. It consists of an atom of sodium chloride (Na) bonded with an atom of chlorine (Cl), to form NaCl.

Answer 6

depending on the salt
most common salt is NaCl
but other salts exist like KCl
or uria a salt your body makes

Answer 7

A salt is made of an acid which its hydrogen ion has been partly or completely replaced by a metal

Answer 8

a salt can be anything thing that precipitates out of water. there are countless numbers of salt. however, Halite, a specific type of salt, is what you will find in most kitchens. it's NaCl -- sodium cations and chloride anions -- in a crystalline form.

Answer 9

Sodium and chloride NaCl is table salt.

Answer 10

Sodium Chloride is table salt. ther salts include Potassium and other minerals.