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Is salt a mineral or not?
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.
Is salt a vitamin or mineral?
Salt is a mineral....i think
Is salt a mineral?
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.
Is maple sugar a mineral?
No. It is a carbohydrate. Salt would be an example of a mineral.
What mineral has a common name with salt?
The mineral formed from sodium chloride is called halite.
What mineral does table salt come from?
Table salt is the mineral halite.
What is one reason table salt would be classified as a mineral?
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.
What is the mineral in salt?
Table salt is sodium chloride. The natural mineral is called halite.
Does kosher salt haveless sodium than table salt?
No, kosher salt is identical in mineral content to table salt.
What mineral is in salt?
Salt (table salt, edible salt etc.) is sodium chloride - NaCl.In geology the mineral of salt is called halite.
This element is added to table salt?
Iodine is added to table salt (as NaI, NaIO3, KI or KIO3).
What minerals are in salt?
Table salt goes by the mineral name of halite.
Is table salt an example of a sulfide mineral?
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.
Table salt is a granulated rock?
Table salt is granulated and refined halite (sodium chloride mineral).
What mineral is used in table salt?
Salt, also know as Sodium Chloride or (NaCl).
Do you need 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.
What mineral deposit is table salt made from?
Sodium Chloride (NaCl) mineral halite
