What is salt in a chemical reaction?
Table salt is Sodium Chloride – NaCl There are many other types of salt, though. Long scientific definition of a salt: “A salt, in chemistry, is defined as the product formed from the neutralisation reaction of acids and bases. Salts are ionic compounds composed of cations (positively charged ions) and anions (negative ions) so that the product is electrically neutral (without a net charge). These component ions can be inorganic such as chloride (Cl−), as well as organic such as acetate (CH3COO−) and monoatomic ions such as fluoride (F−), as well as polyatomic ions such as sulfate (SO42−).” In very approximated terms, a salt is a molecule that consists of a metal (such as Sodium, Potassium or Calcium) and a halogen element (such as Chlorine or Iodine).
