By atoms it is 50% sodium and 50% chlorine.
By mass (sodium is 23.0, chlorine is 35.5, salt is 58.5) is 39.3% sodium and 60.7% chlorine.
Sodium, Chlorine, Sulphur, Oxygen, Iron, Hydrogen. (The latter four being impurities) Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kala_Namak#Composition
Percent composition is usually expressed as a percent by mass, but in the case of gases and vapors, it is often expressed as a percent by volume.
I am pretty sure it is the Sodium in the salt not the Chlorine.
Salt - is a compound. A combination of sodium and chlorine atoms.
Sodium and chlorine react to form a ionic bond which is salt
77.42% mass of chlorine / mass of entire chemical x 100 = percent composition
Table salt is made of 50 molar % Sodium, 50 molar % chlorine.
Na= SodiumCl= ChlorineNaCl = Table salt
HClO3 (gram-formula mass = 84 g/mol)
AnswerSodium (Na) and Chlorine (Cl)Table salt is sodium chloride (NaCl) and contain chlorine and sodium.
This is the percent chemical composition.
Salt is an ionic compound formed by the action of an acid on a substance. Equal numbers of sodium and chlorine atoms combine to form salt. Each sodium atom loses an electron, becoming positively charge, and each chlorine atom gains an electron, becoming negatively charged. The equation for salt is: NaCl
21.5% oxygen30.9% sodium47.6% chlorineSee the related question below for the process in determining percent composition.
Yes. It's because the chemical composition of salt is NaCl. Na, or sodium, is ionic, whereas Cl, or chlorine, is covalent. These bonds separate in water, H2O, and thus salt is soluble in water.
Chlorine
A salt system makes chlorine, that's what its there for.
Ordinary salt is a compound formed from sodium and chlorine.