SALT

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SALT

• Chemical formula- NaCI
• Chemical name- Sodium chloride.

HISTORY

• Salt deposits were being exploited by man as far back as The Iron Age.
• Pound bars of salt were basic currency in Ethiopia until the 20th century.

USES

• Extends cheese life
• Removes odors from hands.
• Treats poison ivy.
• Relives bee-sting pain.
• Ease throat pain.

FROM?

• Underground.
• Earth's surface in dried up residues of ancient seas.

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

• Weight: 58.4 amu
• Melting point: 1074k
• Boiling point: 1738k
• Color- clear to white.

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

• Ionic compounds
• Produce hydroxide ions

REACTS IN

• Coca-cola
• Water
• Sulfuric acid

BIB

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