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Salt - NaCl

Sodium Chloride is an elemental compound of Sodium and Chlorine.

However, in cooking, different variations of salts are used. It is not recommended to substitute one salt type for another, as the flavor and texture of your confection can be compromised.

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Salt is an ionic substance so it does not form molecules. It forms a crystal lattice. In the salt sodium chloride (NaCl), each sodium ion is surrounded by six chloride ions, and each chloride ion is surrounded by six sodium ions in the crystal lattice.

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Salt is a chemical compound, sodium chloride (NaCl), not an atom.

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If you think to table salt this is sodium chloride - NaCl.

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Salts are composed from a cation (ammonium or metal) and an anion.

The crystalline structure is of course very variable.

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NaCl--Sodium Chloride.

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