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sodium chlorideor table saltInorganic compound of sodium and chlorine, a salt in which ionic bonds hold the two components in the familiar white crystals. Salt is essential to health as a source of sodium; blood and all other physiological fluids are dilute salt solutions. One of the most widely employed materials of the chemical industry, it is used in manufacturing chlorine, caustic soda, sodium carbonate, bicarbonate of soda, soap, and chlorine bleach, as well as in ceramic glazes, metallurgy, food preservation, curing of hides, road de-icing, water softening, photography, and many consumer products, including mineral waters, mouthwashes, and table salt itself. It is mined, extracted from seawater, and obtained from dry salt lakes called pans. See also halite. table salt [′tā·bəl ‚sȯlt] (inorganic chemistry) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Table salt actually brings about acute oral toxicity at lower concentrations than does sodium polyacrylate. Use a marker to label each cup as follows: Control Unwrapped, Table Salt Unwrapped, Epsom Salt Unwrapped, Baking Soda Unwrapped. Around 25,000 Agaria families are in debt to salt merchants, who advance them money in return for their annual harvest, which accounts for about 70 percent of India's table salt. |
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