Sodium chloride

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Broader Terms

salt

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Related Terms

saline

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Scope Note

NaCl; plays an important biological role in maintaining the osmotic tension of blood and tissues; for the sodium salt that is commonly used to season food use DIETARY SODIUM.

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Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

  • 3% pH of aqueous solution neutral Solubility of salt at various temperatures see table Sodium chloride is sold in several different particle sizes (gradation) and forms, depending on the intended end use.
  • PropertiesSodium chloride is readily soluble in water and insoluble or only slightly soluble in most other liquids.
  • The structure of a typical ionic solid - sodium chloride How the ions are arranged in sodium chloride Sodium chloride is taken as a typical ionic compound.
  • 34 1 [Ne] Synthesis One way to make sodium chloride is to react the hydroxide with hydrochloric acid.
  • Properties Sodium chloride is readily soluble in water and insoluble or only slightly soluble in most other liquids.
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