Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Sodium chloride also known as salt common salt table salt or halite is an ionic compound with the formula NaCl representing equal proportions of sodium and chlorine. Sodium chloride is the salt most responsible for the salinity of the ocean and of the extracellular fluid of many multicellular organisms. In the form of edible or table salt it is commonly used as a condiment and food preservative.
