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Answered 2010-08-02 21:03:49
The actual element sodium is not used as salt.
Common salt is sodium chloride, which is a compound of sodium and chlorine. The sodium in table salt is in the form of sodium ions (Na+)
As a pure element sodium is a soft, silvery, extremely reactive metal that burns and even explodes on contact to water.
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What is sodium na used for?
NaCl or table salt
Which elements are used to make salt?
AnswerSodium (Na) and Chlorine (Cl)Table salt is sodium chloride (NaCl) and contain chlorine and sodium.
What element is a metal used to make salt?
This element is sodium (Na).
What metalic element is used in table salt?
This element is sodium (Na).
What is sodium in salt?
Sodium (Na) is the cation in sodium chloride (NaCl).
Is there salt in sodium?
Sodium chloride (NaCl) contain sodium (Na).
What is the metallic element in table salt?
Table salt is sodium chloride; sodium is a metalic element and chlorine is a non-metallic element.Table salt is sodium (an explosive metal) combined with chlorine (a poisonous gas). Sodium is Na; Chlorine is Cl. So table salt is NaCl.This element is sodium (Na).This element is sodium (Na).
What is NaCl?
Sodium chloride, or table salt.Sodium Chloride (Salt)Na - SodiumCl - ChlorideIt can be also known as salt, common salt and table salt.
What is Na and CL?
Na is sodium, and Cl is chlorine. They are two elements, and when combined form Sodium Chloride, or table salt. Na is sodium, and Cl is chlorine. They are two elements, and when combined form Sodium Chloride, or table salt.
What Is a constituent elements of salt?
NaClNa = sodiumCl = chlorinesalt = sodium chloride
What is the alkali metal that you find in table salt?
Sodium (Na) as table salt is Sodium chloride (NaCl)
What metal is found in table salt?
Table salt is sodium chloride, NaCl; the metal is sodium (Na).
What is the symbol of salt in the periodic table?
Sodium is Na. Table salt is NaCl.You wont find salt in the periodic table as it is not an element it is a compound. Salt is properly called Sodium Chloride. Symbol for salt is NaCl which comes from Na (Natrium is the original name for Sodium, hence Na and Cl from Chlorine.Hope this helps.
Why is sodium reffered to as Na on the periodic table?
Na is the element symbol for Natrium, from Natro, or salt. Table salt is NaCl, natron+chloride, or sodium chloride.
What are the elements of common salt?
NA (sodium) + Cl (chlorine) Sodium Chloride
What silvery white metal is used to make salt?
Na (Sodium) is combined with Cl (Chlorine) to make NaCl (table salt).
Is salt a substance of element?
Table salt is sodium chloride made from the elements Sodium (Na) and Chlorine (Cl).
Alkaline metal in table salt?
Table salt is Sodium Cloride (NaCl) and the alkali metal is sodium (Na)
What type of compound is sodium?
Sodium, as in the element Na, is not a compound.Salt, on the other hand, such as table salt, is NaCl.
What are salt made out of?
chlorine and sodium cl na
Na plus Cl equals sodium chloride sodium chloride salt is an example?
Sodium chloride is an example of an inorganic ionic salt.
Sodium and salt are what element?
Sodium is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Na.Salt (table) is sodium chloride with the chemical formula NaCl.
Is sodium the same as sodium chlorite?
No they are not the same.... Sodium is the metallic element Na and sodium chlorite is a salt of sodium, NaClO2.
What is the formula for table salt?
Salt is Sodium (Na) and Chloride (Cl) - NaCl
What is the name for Na Cl?
Sodium chloride/ table salt/ common salt
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