Table sale is sodium chloride. Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate, a completely different compound with very different chemical properties.
You make a prediction based on something you know. So I know that table salt is sodium chloride (2 atoms). Epsom Salt is Magnesium Sulfate (MgSO4) which is 6 atoms. If we assume that the crystals grow at the same rate (same number of molecules per minute), then my prediction would be the Magnesium Sulfate will make bigger crystal structure, because of the bigger molecules. So I would expect the Epsom Salts to grow much faster - maybe up to 3 times faster. That would be a hypothesis that is testable and measurable.
In Chemistry, a salt is any compound composed of a metal and a non-metal. What people commonly refer to as "salt" or table salt is Sodium chloride (a metal, sodium, and a non-metal chloride). There are thousands of salts out there, in addition to table salt. Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate.
Pure Epsom salt - MgSO4.7H2O - is a white powder.
Since Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate, the anion is sulfate, SO42-.
No, MnSO4 is not Epsom salt. Epsom salt is actually magnesium sulfate (MgSO4). MnSO4 is manganese(II) sulfate, which is a different compound with manganese and sulfate ions.
Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate (MgSO4·7H2O), table salt is sodium chloride (NaCl).
Table salt is sodium chloride, NaCl. Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate MgSO4.7H2O.
Table salt is sodium chloride. Epsom salts is magnesium sulfate heptahydrate, MgSO4.7H2O A simple test in laboratory would be a flame test. (the epsom salts would need to be pure as sodium yellow can obscure other colours) sodium is yellow, Mg is white.
Not really. Table salt is Sodium chloride whereas Epsom salt is Magnesium Sulfate and is composed of magnesium, sulfur and oxygen and unlike table salt, it has to be refined before it has any particular use. Table salt will not have the same muscle relaxing effect as Epsom salts, and you may find table salt more drying to the skin.
No. While not poisonous, Epsom salt is not sodium chloride; it is magnesium sulfate.
Noop. Table salt tastes like sodium and chloride., epsom salt tastes like magnesium & sulfate.
They are different compounds: table salt is sodium chloride, Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate heptahydrate. They are ionic salts.
Salt typically refers to table salt or sodium chloride. Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate. Consuming salt will result in a salty taste; large amounts will induce vomiting. Consuming Epsom salt acts as a laxative and is rafer bland.
Epsom salt is MgSO4.7H2O, whereas table salt is NaCl [combined with iodine (IF it has been "Iodized," as some table salt can be purchased without the added iodine)].Normal table/cooking salt is Sodium Chloride or NaClEpsom salt is Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate or MgSO4.7H2OThey are both salts but with a different action. Epsom Salt is often used as an emetic and laxative.
Epsom salts fizz when dissolved in water,salt doesn't
A person can substitute tea tree oil for Epsom salt for an infection. Table salt can also be used as a substitute.
Epsom salt, in fact, does not contain any table salt. A "salt", technically, is a strong base bonded with a strong acid. Epsom salt is Magnesium Sulfate, or MgSO4. Magnesium is a base and Sulfate is an acid.