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Different types of salts are used on icy roads. Calcium chloride is the most common because it can be used on the coldest temperatures. Other salts used are magnesium chloride and sodium chloride.

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Q: What is the chemical name of the salt used on icy roads?
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Which kind of salt is commonly used with food?

If your asking for the chemical name for table salt, it's chemical name is sodium chloride.


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No. It is a chemical salt that is used as a food additive, used in medicine, used for ice control on roads, and as a drying agent.


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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.


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