Sodium Chloride
NaCl
Description
- Sodium chloride (NaCl) is commonly known as table salt or common salt.
- It is an ionic compound made of sodium (Na⁺) and chloride (Cl⁻) ions.
- NaCl occurs naturally in seawater, salt lakes, and underground rock salt deposits.
- It is one of the most widely used chemical compounds in daily life and industry.
- Sodium chloride is essential for human and animal health in small amounts.
- It is mainly used for seasoning, food preservation, and industrial processes.
- Pure sodium chloride appears as a white crystalline solid.
- It is highly soluble in water and forms an electrolyte solution.
- NaCl plays an important role in maintaining fluid balance and nerve function in living organisms.
- It is produced commercially through mining rock salt or evaporating seawater.
Properties
- Sodium chloride (NaCl) is a white crystalline solid.
- It has a cubic crystal structure.
- It is odorless.
- It has a salty taste.
- NaCl is highly soluble in water.
- It is insoluble or slightly soluble in most organic solvents.
- It has a high melting point of about 801°C.
- It has a high boiling point of about 1,413°C.
- NaCl is hard and brittle in solid form.
- It conducts electricity when molten or dissolved in water, but not in solid state.
- It has a density of about 2.16 g/cm³.
- It is chemically stable under normal conditions.
Applications
- Used in the manufacture of chlorine and sodium hydroxide by electrolysis.
- Used in the production of hydrochloric acid.
- Acts as a raw material in the chemical industry.
- Used in soap and detergent manufacturing.
- Applied in textile dyeing and printing processes.
- Used in leather tanning industries.
- Helps in water softening and water treatment plants.
- Used in the food processing and preservation industry.
- Applied in refrigeration systems as brine solution.
- Used in the pharmaceutical industry for saline solutions and medicines.
- Used in the paper and pulp industry.
- Applied in metal processing and cleaning operations.
- Used for de-icing roads in cold regions.
- Used in the production of glass, ceramics, and rubber products.
Unit Cell Axes
a=5.64 b=5.64 c=5.64
Unit Cell Angles
α=90° β=90° γ=90°
Lattice Type
fcc
Grid Expansion
Appearance
Na Color
#4f46e5
Cl Color
#10b981
Bond Color
#94a3b8
Coordination
Atoms: 27Bonds: 66
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