Sodium chloride

Sodium chloride, commonly known as salt (though sea salt also contains other chemical salts), is an ionic compound with the chemical formula NaCl, representing a 1:1 ratio of sodium and chloride ions.

These can be simple ions such as the sodium (Na + ) and chloride (Cl − ) in sodium chloride, or polyatomic species such as the ammonium and carbonate ions in ammonium carbonate.

In its edible form of table salt, it is commonly used as a condiment and food preservative.

Salt is a mineral consisting primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl), a chemical compound belonging to the larger class of salts; salt in its natural form as a crystalline mineral is known as rock salt or halite.

Sodium chloride, commonly known as salt (though sea salt also contains other chemical salts), is an ionic compound with the chemical formula NaCl, representing a 1:1 ratio of sodium and chloride ions.

There is no scientific evidence that consuming sea salt instead of more refined sodium chloride salts has any health benefit.

Sodium chloride, commonly known as salt (though sea salt also contains other chemical salts), is an ionic compound with the chemical formula NaCl, representing a 1:1 ratio of sodium and chloride ions.

Among many other useful sodium compounds, sodium hydroxide (lye) is used in soap manufacture, and sodium chloride (edible salt) is a de-icing agent and a nutrient for animals including humans.

Sodium chloride, commonly known as salt (though sea salt also contains other chemical salts), is an ionic compound with the chemical formula NaCl, representing a 1:1 ratio of sodium and chloride ions.

Chloride salts such as sodium chloride are often very soluble in water.

Sodium chloride, commonly known as salt (though sea salt also contains other chemical salts), is an ionic compound with the chemical formula NaCl, representing a 1:1 ratio of sodium and chloride ions. With molar masses of 22.99 and 35.45 g/mol respectively, 100 g of NaCl contains 39.34 g Na and 60.66 g Cl. Sodium chloride is the salt most responsible for the salinity of seawater and of the extracellular fluid of many multicellular organisms.

Solid salts tend to be transparent as illustrated by sodium chloride.

It is the starting point for the chloralkali process, the industrial process to produce chlorine and sodium hydroxide, according to the chemical equation

The chloralkali process (also chlor-alkali and chlor alkali) is an industrial process for the electrolysis of sodium chloride solutions.

It is the starting point for the chloralkali process, the industrial process to produce chlorine and sodium hydroxide, according to the chemical equation

The most common compound of chlorine, sodium chloride (common salt), has been known since ancient times.

With molar masses of 22.99 and 35.45 g/mol respectively, 100 g of NaCl contains 39.34 g Na and 60.66 g Cl. Sodium chloride is the salt most responsible for the salinity of seawater and of the extracellular fluid of many multicellular organisms.

Salts are compounds like sodium chloride, magnesium sulfate, potassium nitrate, and sodium bicarbonate which dissolve into ions.

Sodium chloride is used in the Solvay process to produce sodium carbonate and calcium chloride.

It is produced in large quantities from sodium chloride and limestone by the Solvay process.

It is the starting point for the chloralkali process, the industrial process to produce chlorine and sodium hydroxide, according to the chemical equation

For example, when sodium hydroxide reacts with hydrochloric acid, sodium chloride is formed:

In the Mannheim process and in the Hargreaves process, sodium chloride is used for the production of sodium sulfate and hydrochloric acid.

It was historically called acidum salis and spirits of salt because it was produced from rock salt and "green vitriol" (Iron(II) sulfate) (by Basilius Valentinus in the 15th century) and later from the chemically similar common salt and sulfuric acid (by Johann Rudolph Glauber in the 17th century).

Sodium carbonate, in turn, is used to produce glass, sodium bicarbonate, and dyes, as well as a myriad of other chemicals.

Fining agents such as sodium sulfate, sodium chloride, or antimony oxide may be added to reduce the number of air bubbles in the glass mixture.

It is the starting point for the chloralkali process, the industrial process to produce chlorine and sodium hydroxide, according to the chemical equation

Using IUPAC nomenclature, this equation would be read as "hydrochloric acid plus sodium yields sodium chloride and hydrogen gas."

It also is used to make sodium chlorate, which is added along with sulfuric acid and water to manufacture chlorine dioxide, an excellent oxygen-based bleaching chemical.

It decomposes above 300 °C to release oxygen and leave sodium chloride.

It is also used in processing aluminium, beryllium, copper, steel and vanadium.

Primarily because it is corroded by dissolved chlorides, such as common sodium chloride, household plumbing is never made from aluminium.

In the Mannheim process and in the Hargreaves process, sodium chloride is used for the production of sodium sulfate and hydrochloric acid.

The Mannheim process is an industrial process for the production of hydrogen chloride and sodium sulfate from sulfuric acid and sodium chloride.

In its edible form of table salt, it is commonly used as a condiment and food preservative.

Salt (sodium chloride) is the primary ingredient used in meat curing.

Sodium chloride is used in the Solvay process to produce sodium carbonate and calcium chloride.

The Solvay process results in soda ash (predominantly sodium carbonate (Na 2 CO 3 )) from brine (as a source of sodium chloride (NaCl)) and from limestone (as a source of calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 )).

The second major application of salt is for de-icing and anti-icing of roads, both in grit bins and spread by winter service vehicles.

With the popularisation of the motor car, it was found that plowing alone was insufficient for removing all snow and ice from the roadway, leading to the development of gritting vehicles, which used sodium chloride to accelerate the melting of the snow.

Sodium carbonate, in turn, is used to produce glass, sodium bicarbonate, and dyes, as well as a myriad of other chemicals.

Direct or substantive dyeing is normally carried out in a neutral or slightly alkaline dye bath, at or near boiling point, with the addition of either sodium chloride (NaCl) or sodium sulfate (Na 2 SO 4 ) or sodium carbonate (Na 2 CO 3 ).

It also is used to make sodium chlorate, which is added along with sulfuric acid and water to manufacture chlorine dioxide, an excellent oxygen-based bleaching chemical.

It reacts with sodium chloride, and gives hydrogen chloride gas and sodium bisulfate:

Nasal spray often contains a saline solution.

Saline, also known as saline solution, is a mixture of sodium chloride in water and has a number of uses in medicine.

In the Mannheim process and in the Hargreaves process, sodium chloride is used for the production of sodium sulfate and hydrochloric acid.

Unlike the alternative sodium chloride, it does not corrode the stainless steel vessels used in dyeing.

The second major application of salt is for de-icing and anti-icing of roads, both in grit bins and spread by winter service vehicles.

Sodium chloride (rock salt) is normally used, as it is inexpensive and readily available in large quantities.