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What rock or mineral is used to melt ice on streets and sidewalks?
In the UK, it is known as rock salt. The rock salt (the dried remains of ancient seas) is an underground deposit of salt that is mined and used to grit icy roads and pavements.
What can be used to dissolve rock salt?
Rock salt, or halite, will eventually dissolve in water. Salt is an ionic compound, and therefore polar, and so is water. Like dissolves like, so the water can get it done.
What you the chemical reaction used to make rock salt?
Rock salt is simply large crystals of ordinary salt (sodium chloride). It sometimes contains sand or small rocks. No chemical reaction is used to make it. It is mined from salt deposits or obtained by evaporating sea water.
What is the main purpose of halite?
Halite's main purpose is table salt, tanning, and rock salt which is used for the road when its covered with ice.
Is rock salt a drying agent?
Sodium chloride is not used in laboratory as a drying agent.
Can rock salt be used as table salt?
Rock salt and table salt are both sodium chloride - NaCl; table salt is the pure form of rock salt.
What is salt used for in rock salt?
Rock salt is sodium chloride; the mineral has the name halite.
What is salt rock?
Salt rock is the same as rock salt also known at grit it is used on roads when they are icy or when it has been snowing or has been cold! :)
What is rock salt rock used for?
Rock salt "rock" is mined from ancient seabed deposits or contemporary salt flats and crushed into a coarse mesh product used for roads, water softeners, and as feedstock for chemical products. It is further refined for use as table salt depending on origin and purity.
What is roclk salt?
Rock Salt is used for de-icing.
What rock does rock salt turn into?
It does not turn into a rock. The term "rock" in rock salt is to describe the look and texture of the salt. Once the rock salt is used, it deomposes into its elements K, Cl, Ca then gets wahed away by rain, melted ice, or snow
What rock or mineral is used to melt ice on streets and sidewalks?
In the UK, it is known as rock salt. The rock salt (the dried remains of ancient seas) is an underground deposit of salt that is mined and used to grit icy roads and pavements.
What equipment will be used to extract rock salt from salt?
you give it to the guy with the snakes
How salt is used today?
rock salt is used in most things today and just like poo
What happens to rock salt to make bleach I have a chemistry project entitled From Rock Salt To Bleach and I don't have a clue?
I have to do this work as well. The only thing i can find is that rock salt can also be used as a sort of bleach. I have to do this work as well. The only thing i can find is that rock salt can also be used as a sort of bleach.
Uses for Halite?
Used to form rock salt
What rock is used to preserve or season food?
salt
