2007-09-14 17:07:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Salt
According to Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_chloride
"Sodium chloride, also known as common salt, table salt, or halite, is a chemical compound with the formula NaCl. Sodium chloride is the salt most responsible for the salinity of the ocean and of the extracellular fluid of many multicellular organisms. As the main ingredient in edible salt, it is commonly used as a condiment and food preservative. In one gram of sodium chloride, there are approximately 0.3933 grams of sodium, and 0.6067 g of chlorine."
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2007-09-14 17:13:26 · answer #1 · answered by Dan S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chemical Properties Of Sodium
2016-11-03 00:36:12 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dissolves in water to give Na^+ + Cl^- both of which are mostly unreactive (spectator ions). Tastes salty.
2007-09-14 17:14:35 · answer #3 · answered by kentucky 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Small, white or clear and cryistilized
2007-09-14 17:15:25 · answer #4 · answered by Christina 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋