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Empirical formula: NaCl
Formula weight: 58.442 g/mole
Summary: Calculated Structure
Common name: Sodium chloride
Short description: Sodium chloride is commonly known as table salt.
Keyword: salt
Miscellaneous comments: PC Model V8.0 Serena Software, Box3076, Bloomington, IN 47402-3076
Miscellaneous comments: Structure was calculated using the MMX force field.
Layman's explanation: Sodium chloride, or simply (table) salt, is found in the mineral Halite (rock salt) but also in seawater, sweat, etc. It is used in industry and in our everyday life, for seasoning and perserving food or for winter road maintenance. Seawater contains a lot of salt, on average of 2.6% NaCl, or 26 million metric tons per cubic kilometer. In rock salt the NaCl content typically ranges between 95% and 99%NaCl, and mechanically evaporated salt and solar salt normally exceed 99% NaCl.
Lab name: Common molecules
Sample provider: Contributed by Indiana University
Status: Complete, visible to public
Repository Files:
50627.crt 50627.GIF 50627.ort 50627.pdb 50627.sdt

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