BSM Salt Sp. z o.o.
ul. Powstańców Śląskich 103/1
01-355 Warszawa
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DZIAŁ HANDLOWY
tel.: +48 500 379-635
Marta Drażba
marta.drazba@bsmsalt.pl
tel.: +48 500 379-570
tel.: +48 500 379-897
What is salt?
Salt is produced in many different forms and shapes, depending on the acquisition and use. It may take the form of crystals, very small crystals, as a fine powder or hard-pressed tablets or blocks.
Salt is one of the most popular and well-known products in the kitchen. Edible salt known as NaCl, is the chemical compound of sodium Na and chlorine Cl. In the salt there are 2-3% of other substances, chlorine and sulphate. It is impossible to do without salt, or rather sodium. It is essential for proper nerve signal transmission and muscle function.
PROPERTIES OF SODIUM CHLORIDE
| Formula | NaCl |
| CAS Number: 7647 | 14 |
| WE Number: 231 | 598 |
| Molecular weight - NaCl | 58.4428 |
| The atomic weight - Na | 22.989768 (39.337%) |
| The atomic weight - Cl | 35.4527 (60.663%) |
| Form | solid |
| Colour | white |
| Odour | odorless |
| pH | 5 – 8 (r-r 50 g/l H2O at 20ºC) |
| Melting point | 800ºC |
| Boiling point | 1461ºC |
| Density: | 2,16 g/cm3 (20ºC) |
| The bulk density of: | about 1140 kg/m3 |
| Water solubility | 360 g/l (20ºC) |