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Chemical definition of a salt

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13y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Salts are ionic compounds. Ionic compounds are bonded by electrostatic forces. Water is very good at stabilizing these charge differences which is why salts dissolve in water. Common salts include sodium chloride (NaCl), calcium bromide (CaBr2), which are metal halide salts. There are also many organic salts, such as sodium acetate (NaCH3COO), and nitrogenous salts, such as ammonium chloride (NH4Cl). Salts are solid at room temperature and typically have very high melting and boiling points.

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