Sodium chloride
Sodium chloride crystals in a form of halite
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Crystal structure with sodium in purple and chloride in green[1]
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| Names | |
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| IUPAC name
Sodium chloride
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Other names
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| Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol)
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Beilstein Reference
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3534976 |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.028.726 |
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Gmelin Reference
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13673 |
| KEGG | |
| MeSH | Sodium+chloride |
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| Properties | |
| NaCl | |
| Molar mass | 58.443 g/mol[2] |
| Appearance | Colorless cubic crystals[2] |
| Odor | Faint, salty (when powdered), or odorless (solid rock) |
| Density | 2.17 g/cm3[2] |
| Melting point | 800.7 °C (1,473.3 °F; 1,073.8 K)[2] |
| Boiling point | 1,413 °C (2,575 °F; 1,686 K)[2] |
| 360 g/L (25 °C)[2] | |
| Solubility in ammonia | 21.5 g/L |
| Solubility in methanol | 13.75 g/L |
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)
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−30.2·10−6 cm3/mol[3] |
Refractive index (nD)
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1.5441 (at 589 nm)[4] |
| Structure[5] | |
| Face-centered cubic (see text), cF8 | |
| Fm3m (No. 225) | |
Lattice constant
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a = 564.02 pm
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Formula units (Z)
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Coordination geometry
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octahedral at Na+ octahedral at Cl− |
| Thermochemistry[6] | |
Heat capacity (C)
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50.5 J/(K·mol) |
Std molar
entropy (S⦵298) |
72.10 J/(K·mol) |
Std enthalpy of
formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
−411.120 kJ/mol |
| Pharmacology | |
| A12CA01 (WHO) B05CB01 (WHO), B05XA03 (WHO), S01XA03 (WHO) | |
| Hazards | |
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
| Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |
LD50 (median dose)
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3 g/kg (oral, rats)[7] |
| Related compounds | |
Other anions
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Sodium fluoride Sodium bromide Sodium iodide Sodium astatide |
Other cations
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Lithium chloride Potassium chloride Rubidium chloride Caesium chloride Francium chloride |
| Supplementary data page | |
| Sodium chloride (data page) | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references
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Sodium chloride /ˌsoʊdiəm ˈklɔːraɪd/,[8] commonly known as edible salt, is an ionic compound with the chemical formula NaCl, representing a 1:1 ratio of sodium and chloride ions. It is transparent or translucent, brittle, hygroscopic, and occurs as the mineral halite. In its edible form, it is commonly used as a condiment and food preservative. Large quantities of sodium chloride are used in many industrial processes, and it is a major source of sodium and chlorine compounds used as feedstocks for further chemical syntheses. Another major application of sodium chloride is deicing of roadways in sub-freezing weather.
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