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**Molecular formula:** NaCl
**Molar mass:** 58,443 g/mol
**Information:** Sodium chloride or kitchen salt is a water-soluble, white, crystalline substance. It is an ionic compound formed by a sodium cation Na⁺ and a chloride anion Cl⁻.
**Use:** It is used in the food industry to flavour food (salt). Road salt is used to melt ice in the winter. It is made from hydroxide and sodium carbonate.
**Occurrence:** In nature, it occurs in the form of halite minerals.
