What is the definition of a salt?

Answer 1

A salt can be: sodium chloride is common table salt. A salt may be the chemical combination of a metal and a halogen. NaCl is the example above; Na, sodium, is a metal, and Cl, chlorine, is a halogen.

Answer 2

A salt in chemistry is formed from the electrostatic attraction between two ions. The ions involved can be a monatomic ion such as Cl- or can be a polyatomic ions such as CO3-2. The formation of these salts typically occurs during an acid-base reaction. For instance, concentrated sodium hydroxide NaOH will react with vinegar HCH3COO to form NaCH3COO and H2O. In this case sodium acetate is the salt produced alongside water. Many salts are soluble in water while many others are not. The solvation of a soluble salt is not a chemical reaction; it is thermodynamically favored and occurs as a result. Ksp is used to determine the solubility of such salts that are not very soluble in water.

Answer 3

A salt is a product formed when a base reacts with an acid:

acid + base → salt + water

For example:

HCl + NaOH → NaCl + H2O

[hydrochloric acid + sodium hydroxide → sodium chloride + water]

In everyday speech, "salt" generally refers to sodium chloride, also known as table salt. This is the salt used in the kitchen.

Answer 4

Table salt is sodium chloride (NaCl).

Salts are formed when an acid reacts with a base. The acid consists of Hydrogen and a negative ion; bases consist of hydroxyls and a positive ion. When they react, the hydrogen and hydroxyls make water and carbon dioxide and the positive and negative ions form the salt.

E.g. if you mix hydrochloric acid (HCl) and sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) you will get water, carbon dioxide and table salt.

Answer 5

A salt is the name given to a product of a reaction between an acid and a base. Common salt is Sodium chloride (NaCl) which can be formed by reacting HCl (acid) with NaOH (a base).

Answer 6

A salt is what you get if you mix an acid and a base.

Salts are the products of reactions between acids and bases (neutralization reactions).

Answer 7

Salt is Sodium Chloride or (NaCl) Na being the name for Sodium, and Cl being the name for Chloride.

Answer 8

A salt is the product of a reaction between an acid and a base (a neutralization reaction).

Answer 9

Salts are the products of the reactions between acids and bases.

Answer 10

A salt is the product of a neutralization reaction, a reaction between an acid and a base.