What is the chemical formula for table salt?
AnswerNaCl
Table salt is sodium chloride.
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7 fact-checked facts about salt, its chemistry, history and uses, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
Table salt is made of which two elements?
AnswerSodium and chlorine
Sodium and chlorine bond to form sodium chloride.
Going deeper
In which country is the Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat?
AnswerBolivia
Salar de Uyuni covers more than 10,000 square kilometers in Bolivia.
Which English word is often traced to the Latin word for salt?
AnswerSalary
Salary comes from Latin salarium, linked to sal, salt.
In what year did Gandhi lead the Salt March?
Answer1930
The Salt March protested the British salt tax in 1930.
Expert level
Gandhi's Salt March ended at which coastal village?
AnswerDandi
Marchers walked about 240 miles to Dandi to make salt from seawater.
What shape do sodium chloride crystals form?
AnswerCubes
Sodium chloride has a cubic crystal structure.
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