sodium
Sodium is a metal, common table salt is sodium chloride, which is a compound. Sodium can make up salt. In the nature sodium chloride exist as the mineral halite.
Salt is a mineral....i think
Yes, salt is a mineral. It's chemical name is Sodium Chloride (NaCl) and the correct name for it's mineral form is Halite. Please see the related links.
No. It is a carbohydrate. Salt would be an example of a mineral.
The mineral formed from sodium chloride is called halite.
Table salt is sodium chloride. The natural mineral is called halite.
The mineral halite (table salt) meets all the requirements for being defined as a mineral in that it is naturally occurring, a solid, has a chemical formula, has a crystalline structure, and is inorganic.
Table salt primarily comes from two sources: mined salt from underground salt deposits or sea salt extracted through the evaporation of seawater. The main mineral in table salt is sodium chloride, which is essential for maintaining proper fluid balance and nerve function in the body.
Salt, also know as Sodium Chloride or (NaCl).
No, kosher salt is identical in mineral content to table salt.
Salt (table salt, edible salt etc.) is sodium chloride - NaCl.In geology the mineral of salt is called halite.
Iodine is added to table salt (as NaI, NaIO3, KI or KIO3).
Table salt goes by the mineral name of halite.
Table salt is granulated and refined halite (sodium chloride mineral).
The common name for the mineral halite is salt.
Any mineral containing fluoride, chloride, bromide or iodide can be called a halide. You may be thinking of halite, which is a mineral form of sodium chloride, the same compound we find in table salt.
Yes, salt [sodium chloride] is an essential mineral used by the body. Most of the salt your body needs is gained from the foods you eat, added salt is not necessary unless you have a deficiency from improper nutrition. Iodized table salt also provides iodine, another essential mineral, which you can get from eating fish from the ocean or sea. So with a well balanced diet, added salt is not really necessary.