Chemicals
TopGeneral Information
Table salt from the store contains 99% sodium chloride.[1]
TopChemical & Physical Information
| Trivial name | Table salt |
| Chemical name | Sodium chloride |
| Other names | Keukenzout (NL,BE) |
| Type of chemical | Ionic compound (salt) |
| Chemical formula | NaCl |
| CAS number | 7647-14-5 |
| Density | 2.165 g·cm-3 |
| Molar mass | 58.443 g·mol-1 |
| Melting point | 801 °C |
| Boiling point | 1465 °C |
| Soluble | In water |
| Solubility (water, 20 °C) | 358 g·L-1  |
| Crystal system | Cubic face-centered (FCC) |
| Appearance | White crystalline solid |
| Colour | White |
| Safety summary | Safe |
| Safety data | MSDS |
| Storage | Dry |
| Extra | Important food additive |
Photos
(3 cm)
Sources
[1] Wikipedia
[2] Specimen from my personal collection, photo taken by me.
[3] Mullin J.W. - Crystallization, 2001
