Sodium Chloride
Sarah Knight
Common Information
- the chemical compound is NaCl
- The common name is salt
Uses of Sodium Chloride
- seasoning on food
- cleaning objects such as contacts in the form of saline
- used to deice roads during the winter
Properties of Sodium Chloride
- odorless
- colorless to white cubic crystals
- soluble in water
Other Facts
- Sodium chloride regulates the water content of our body
- In the U.S, only 6% of salt is used in food, another 17% is used for getting the ice off roads and highways during the winter
- In the 1800's, salt was four times the price it is today
- The consumption of too much salt will kill you. The Chinese used this as a way of ritual suicide.
Sodium chloride in solid form.
Sodium chloride is used to clean contacts in the form of saline.
Sodium chloride is put on roads to get rid of ice.