Is salt an element, compound, or mixture? Why is it?
2007-03-11 05:22:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Common table salt is a compound of sodium and chlorine called sodium chloride. It normally occurs naturally in rock salt.
2007-03-11 05:25:22 · answer #1 · answered by The exclamation mark 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A salt is an ionic compound=metal +nonmetal.
Just look at the periodic table to find out if it is a salt.
Transitional metals do not count.
2007-03-11 12:17:54 · answer #2 · answered by Eve 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a compound.
"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)."
2007-03-11 05:25:36 · answer #3 · answered by Newbody 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a compound (ionic compound)
2007-03-11 06:08:42 · answer #4 · answered by Preeya 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm too slow. what they said is correct.
2007-03-11 05:29:24 · answer #5 · answered by Dick Knows 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋