2007-02-15 15:16:47 · 12 answers · asked by Gail F 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
God invented salt.Who else.
2007-02-15 15:22:29 · answer #1 · answered by Mark D 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
A salt, in chemistry, is any ionic compound composed of cations (positively charged ions) and anions (negative ions) so that the product is neutral (without a net charge). These component ions can be inorganic such as chloride (Cl−), as well as organic such as acetate (CH3COO−) and monoatomic ions such as fluoride (F−), as well as polyatomic ions such as sulfate (SO42−). Salts are formed when acids and bases react together.
There are several varieties of salts. Salts that contain a hydroxide ion (OH−) or some other negatively-charged oxygen containing ions (such as carbonate and phosphate) are basic salts and salts that contain a hydrogen ion (H+) are acid salts. Normal salts are those that are neither acid nor basic salts. Zwitterions contain an anionic center and a cationic center in the same molecule but are not considered to be salts. Examples include amino acids, many metabolites, peptides and proteins.
When salts are dissolved in water, they are called electrolytes, and are able to conduct electricity, a property that is shared with molten salts. Mixtures of many different ions in solution—like in the cytoplasm of cells, in blood, urine, plant saps and mineral waters— usually do not form defined salts after evaporation of the water. Therefore, their salt content is given for the respective ions.
Salts can be dehydrating to the human body if consumed in excess.
2007-02-15 15:29:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is was discovered, not invented. Mainly in dried up ocean beds. Widely used in early times by desert travelers to replenish their salt intake to retain water lost from the high heat.
2007-02-15 15:27:02 · answer #3 · answered by Christopher G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mother Nature.
2007-02-15 15:26:48 · answer #4 · answered by The Man In The Box 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
salt invented invented salt
2016-05-24 05:42:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nobody invented salt...it's a mineral from the ocean...that's why ocean water is salty.
2007-02-15 15:35:26 · answer #6 · answered by ~○~Linkin_Park_Lover~○~ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nobody. It's a natural substance- found in the Oceans, & in the ground in many parts of the world.
2007-02-15 15:23:14 · answer #7 · answered by Joseph, II 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No one. It was discovered. It's a natural substance.
2007-02-15 15:24:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nature created it,
2007-02-15 15:24:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
nobody did, it's been around forever and nobody knows who discovered it and put it on their french fries
2007-02-15 15:30:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋