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As a desiccant (removes water), deicing road surfaces (decreases the freezing point) and also as a firming agent in food.

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Is calcium in salt?

Sodium chloride doesn't contain calcium. Calcium chloride contain calcium.


Is there calcium in salt?

Sodium chloride doesn't contain calcium. Calcium chloride contain calcium.


Is salt and calcium chloride the same?

Common table salt is sodium chloride, which is different from calcium chloride. However, calcium chloride is a remember of a class of compounds known as salts.


What is the salt of calcium and chlorine?

calcium chloride


How do obtain calcium chloride salt from a mixture of hydrochloric acid and calcium salt?

You can obtain calcium chloride salt by reacting hydrochloric acid with calcium carbonate. The reaction will produce calcium chloride and carbon dioxide gas. You can then evaporate the water to obtain solid calcium chloride salt.


What acid mixes with calcium chloride to make salt?

Hydrochloric acid mixes with calcium chloride to produce calcium chloride salt and water. This reaction is a simple acid-base reaction where the hydrogen ions from the acid combine with the chloride ions from the calcium chloride to form salt.


What does sidewalk salt have in it?

This salt may be sodium chloride, calcium chloride and rarely potassium chloride.


What is the best salt to use on roads?

The best is calcium chloride; but because this is expensive rock salt is used.


What is the common name for calcium chloride?

The common name for calcium chloride is rock salt.


Is calcium chloride safe to use in firearm safes?

No. Calcium chloride is a cousin of sodium chloride- table salt. Likely to increase the hazard of RUST. There are other materials, such as silica gel, that are effective means of contolling moisture. But calcium chloride is not.


What does calcium chloride form?

salt


What is in calcium chloride?

The calcium salt of chlorine. Its formula is CaCl2.