Metals form salts.
The majority of elements, and especially metals form salts.
Practically all chemical elements can form salts.
Halogens form salts by combining with metals. Halogens are in the 17th group of the periodic table. Sodium chloride,Potassium iodide are some examples.
The family that combines with metals to form salts is the halogen family. There are other nonmetals that can be mixed with metals to form salts, but halogens are the most common.
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Metals and ammonium form generally salts.
Group 1 elements, such as sodium and potassium, are used in various applications including making soap, fertilizers, and as components in alloys. Group 7 elements, such as chlorine and fluorine, are used in disinfectants, water treatment, and as components in materials like PVC and Teflon.
When group 1 elements (such as lithium, sodium, potassium) react with nonmetal elements, they typically form ionic compounds. These compounds consist of a metal cation from the group 1 element and a nonmetal anion, resulting in salts like lithium chloride (LiCl), sodium fluoride (NaF), or potassium iodide (KI).
Sulfide ions (S2-) combine with cations of group 1 elements (e.g. Na+, K+) and certain group 2 elements (e.g. Ca2+) to form soluble salts. In general, sulfide salts of alkali and alkaline earth metals are soluble in water.
Pretty much any Group 1(Alkali metals) and Group 2(Alkaline Earth Metal) will form a salt when bonded with a nonmetal(right hand side of periodic table). Some transition metals also make salts.
Mineral salts are compounds made up of ions derived from minerals, and they are not a family of elements themselves. Elements are the simplest substances made up of only one type of atom, such as oxygen, sodium, or iron. Mineral salts are formed when certain elements combine with each other to create specific compounds, like sodium chloride (table salt) or calcium carbonate.
The elements in group 17 are known by the name halogens. They are non-metal elements and are at times referred to as salts.