2006-10-18 03:11:31 · 7 answers · asked by flavasava@verizon.net 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
A salt is an ionic compound formed when the hydrogen of an acid is partially or totally replaced by a metal ion or ammonium ion during a chemical reaction.
An example is , yes, sodium chloride which is common "table salt".
Salts in Chemistry are formed by the general equation
ACID + BASE = SALT + WATER
Salts are ionic compounds, which mean that the are formed by a number of cations and anions electrostatically bonded together. The exact types and numbers depend on the reactants and are according to the chemical formula of the salt.
2006-10-18 03:18:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A salt is a compound formed by replacing the hydrogen atom in an acid molecule with a metal. NaCl is a common example and is more commonly known as table salt.
A salt is formed by the general equation
acid + base ------>salt + water
HCl + NaOH ------> NaCl + H20
2006-10-18 10:19:14 · answer #2 · answered by crazzeeladee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a salt is a compound formed when all the replaceable hydrogen ion H+ of an acid has being replaced by a metal.e.g
NaOH+HCl----->NaCl+H2O
there are also five types of salt
normal salt
basisc salt
acid salt
double salt
complex salt
2006-10-20 06:53:49 · answer #3 · answered by jayscanty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sodium Chloride - NaCl
2006-10-18 10:13:58 · answer #4 · answered by Dark Knight 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An anion and a cation bound together (more or less). NaCl is a common example.
2006-10-18 10:14:25 · answer #5 · answered by Ralph 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sodium chloride NaCl
2006-10-18 10:14:03 · answer #6 · answered by faversham 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a molecule consisting of a metal bound to a non-metal
2006-10-18 12:16:46 · answer #7 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋