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Salt

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-010485

An ionic compound formed from the reaction of an acid and a base, consisting of a cation from a base and an anion from an acid. These compounds typically exist as crystalline solids at room temperature and are held together by electrostatic forces. Sodium chloride (NaCl) is a common example.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CHM-010485
FieldChemistry
ReferencesRed Book, 3rd ed., p. 118
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