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class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Environmental_effects"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.5.1</span> <span>Environmental effects</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Environmental_effects-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Substitution" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Substitution"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.5.2</span> <span>Substitution</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Substitution-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Food_industry_and_agriculture" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Food_industry_and_agriculture"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6</span> <span>Food industry and agriculture</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Food_industry_and_agriculture-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Medicine" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Medicine"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.7</span> <span>Medicine</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Medicine-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Firefighting" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Firefighting"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8</span> <span>Firefighting</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Firefighting-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Cleanser" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cleanser"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.9</span> <span>Cleanser</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cleanser-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Infrared_optics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Infrared_optics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.10</span> <span>Infrared optics</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Infrared_optics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Chemistry" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Chemistry"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Chemistry</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Chemistry-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Chemistry subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Chemistry-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Solid_sodium_chloride" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Solid_sodium_chloride"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>Solid sodium chloride</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Solid_sodium_chloride-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Aqueous_solutions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Aqueous_solutions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Aqueous solutions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Aqueous_solutions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-pH_of_sodium_chloride_solutions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#pH_of_sodium_chloride_solutions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>pH of sodium chloride solutions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-pH_of_sodium_chloride_solutions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Stoichiometric_and_structure_variants" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Stoichiometric_and_structure_variants"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>Stoichiometric and structure variants</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Stoichiometric_and_structure_variants-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Occurrence" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Occurrence"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Occurrence</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Occurrence-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Production" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Production"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Production</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Production-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Cited_sources" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cited_sources"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Cited sources</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cited_sources-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85" title="كلوريد الصوديوم – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="كلوريد الصوديوم" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloruru_de_sodiu" title="Cloruru de sodiu – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Cloruru de sodiu" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-av mw-list-item"><a href="https://av.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F%D0%BB%D1%8A%D1%83%D0%BB_%D1%85%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B4" title="Натриялъул хлорид – Avaric" lang="av" hreflang="av" data-title="Натриялъул хлорид" data-language-autonym="Авар" data-language-local-name="Avaric" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Авар</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natrium_xlorid" title="Natrium xlorid – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Natrium xlorid" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AF_%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%85" title="کولورید سودیوم – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="کولورید سودیوم" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE_%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A1" title="সোডিয়াম ক্লোরাইড – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="সোডিয়াম ক্লোরাইড" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%C3%A2m-ho%C3%A0_natrium" title="Iâm-hoà natrium – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Iâm-hoà natrium" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_chloride" title="Sodium chloride – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Sodium chloride" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2_%D1%85%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B4" title="Натриев хлорид – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Натриев хлорид" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natrij-hlorid" title="Natrij-hlorid – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Natrij-hlorid" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clorur_de_sodi" title="Clorur de sodi – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Clorur de sodi" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D1%85%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%87%C4%95" title="Натрий хлоричĕ – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Натрий хлоричĕ" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorid_sodn%C3%BD" title="Chlorid sodný – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Chlorid sodný" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodiwm_clorid" title="Sodiwm clorid – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Sodiwm clorid" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natriumklorid" title="Natriumklorid – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Natriumklorid" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natriumchlorid" title="Natriumchlorid – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Natriumchlorid" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naatriumkloriid" title="Naatriumkloriid – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Naatriumkloriid" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A7%CE%BB%CF%89%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%8D%CF%87%CE%BF_%CE%BD%CE%AC%CF%84%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BF" title="Χλωριούχο νάτριο – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Χλωριούχο νάτριο" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloruro_de_sodio" title="Cloruro de sodio – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Cloruro de sodio" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natria_klorido" title="Natria klorido – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Natria klorido" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodio_kloruro" title="Sodio kloruro – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Sodio kloruro" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%85_%DA%A9%D9%84%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AF" title="سدیم کلرید – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="سدیم کلرید" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorure_de_sodium" title="Chlorure de sodium – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Chlorure de sodium" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cl%C3%B3ir%C3%ADd_s%C3%B3idiam" title="Clóiríd sóidiam – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Clóiríd sóidiam" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gv mw-list-item"><a href="https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloreed_hodjum" title="Cloreed hodjum – Manx" lang="gv" hreflang="gv" data-title="Cloreed hodjum" data-language-autonym="Gaelg" data-language-local-name="Manx" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaelg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloruro_de_sodio" title="Cloruro de sodio – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Cloruro de sodio" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%97%BC%ED%99%94_%EB%82%98%ED%8A%B8%EB%A5%A8" title="염화 나트륨 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="염화 나트륨" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%86%D5%A1%D5%BF%D6%80%D5%AB%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B4%D5%AB_%D6%84%D5%AC%D5%B8%D6%80%D5%AB%D5%A4" title="Նատրիումի քլորիդ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Նատրիումի քլորիդ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%AE_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%A1" title="सोडियम क्लोराइड – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="सोडियम क्लोराइड" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natrijev_klorid" title="Natrijev klorid – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Natrijev klorid" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natrium_klorida" title="Natrium klorida – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Natrium klorida" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ik mw-list-item"><a href="https://ik.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aapani_ta%C4%A1ium" title="Aapani taġium – Inupiaq" lang="ik" hreflang="ik" data-title="Aapani taġium" data-language-autonym="Iñupiatun" data-language-local-name="Inupiaq" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Iñupiatun</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloruro_di_sodio" title="Cloruro di sodio – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Cloruro di sodio" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he badge-Q70894304 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A0%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%9F_%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%99" title="נתרן כלורי – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="נתרן כלורי" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9C%E1%83%90%E1%83%A2%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9B%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A5%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%93%E1%83%98" title="ნატრიუმის ქლორიდი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ნატრიუმის ქლორიდი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D1%85%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B4%D1%96" title="Натрий хлориді – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Натрий хлориді" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D1%85%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B8" title="Натрий хлориди – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Натрий хлориди" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natrii_chloridum" title="Natrii chloridum – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Natrii chloridum" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C4%81trija_hlor%C4%ABds" title="Nātrija hlorīds – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Nātrija hlorīds" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natrio_chloridas" title="Natrio chloridas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Natrio chloridas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A1trium-klorid" title="Nátrium-klorid – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Nátrium-klorid" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BB" title="Готварска сол – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Готварска сол" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%A1%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%82_%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%88%E0%B4%A1%E0%B5%8D" title="സോഡിയം ക്ലോറൈഡ് – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="സോഡിയം ക്ലോറൈഡ്" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natrium_klorida" title="Natrium klorida – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Natrium klorida" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natriumchloride" title="Natriumchloride – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Natriumchloride" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A1%A9%E5%8C%96%E3%83%8A%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A6%E3%83%A0" title="塩化ナトリウム – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="塩化ナトリウム" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nap mw-list-item"><a href="https://nap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sale_(cucina)" title="Sale (cucina) – Neapolitan" lang="nap" hreflang="nap" data-title="Sale (cucina)" data-language-autonym="Napulitano" data-language-local-name="Neapolitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Napulitano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naatriumklooriid" title="Naatriumklooriid – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Naatriumklooriid" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koksalt" title="Koksalt – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Koksalt" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natriumklorid" title="Natriumklorid – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Natriumklorid" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nrm mw-list-item"><a href="https://nrm.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9_(NaCl)" title="Sé (NaCl) – Norman" lang="nrf" hreflang="nrf" data-title="Sé (NaCl)" data-language-autonym="Nouormand" data-language-local-name="Norman" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nouormand</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clorur_de_s%C3%B2di" title="Clorur de sòdi – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Clorur de sòdi" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natriy_xlorid" title="Natriy xlorid – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Natriy xlorid" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B8%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%A1%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%85%E0%A8%AE_%E0%A8%95%E0%A8%B2%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%88%E0%A8%A1" title="ਸੋਡੀਅਮ ਕਲੋਰਾਈਡ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਸੋਡੀਅਮ ਕਲੋਰਾਈਡ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%88%DA%88%DB%8C%D8%A6%D9%85_%DA%A9%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C%DA%88" title="سوڈیئم کلورائیڈ – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="سوڈیئم کلورائیڈ" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natriumchlorid" title="Natriumchlorid – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Natriumchlorid" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorek_sodu" title="Chlorek sodu – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Chlorek sodu" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloreto_de_s%C3%B3dio" title="Cloreto de sódio – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Cloreto de sódio" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clorur%C4%83_de_sodiu" title="Clorură de sodiu – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Clorură de sodiu" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yanuna_kachi" title="Yanuna kachi – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Yanuna kachi" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B4_%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Хлорид натрия – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Хлорид натрия" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_chloride" title="Sodium chloride – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Sodium chloride" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloruru_di_sodiu" title="Cloruru di sodiu – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Cloruru di sodiu" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorid_sodn%C3%BD" title="Chlorid sodný – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Chlorid sodný" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natrijev_klorid" title="Natrijev klorid – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Natrijev klorid" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%83%D1%85%D0%B8%D1%9A%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%81%D0%BE" title="Кухињска со – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Кухињска со" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natrijum-hlorid" title="Natrijum-hlorid – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Natrijum-hlorid" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natriumkloridi" title="Natriumkloridi – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Natriumkloridi" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natriumklorid" title="Natriumklorid – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Natriumklorid" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_chloride" title="Sodium chloride – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Sodium chloride" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81" title="சோடியம் குளோரைடு – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="சோடியம் குளோரைடு" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%8B%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%AD%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%8C" title="โซเดียมคลอไรด์ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="โซเดียมคลอไรด์" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodyum_klor%C3%BCr" title="Sodyum klorür – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Sodyum klorür" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a 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div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the chemical. For its familiar form, common table salt, see <a href="/wiki/Salt" title="Salt">Salt</a>. For the medical solutions, see <a href="/wiki/Saline_(medicine)" title="Saline (medicine)">Saline (medicine)</a>. For the mineral, see <a href="/wiki/Halite" title="Halite">Halite</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"NaCl" redirects here. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/NaCl_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="NaCl (disambiguation)">NaCl (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1268415487">.mw-parser-output .ib-chembox{border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .ib-chembox td,.mw-parser-output .ib-chembox th{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:40%}.mw-parser-output .ib-chembox td+td{width:60%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .ib-chembox figure:not(.skin-invert-image):not(.skin-invert):not(.bg-transparent){background:var(--background-color-inverted,#f8f9fa)}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ib-chembox figure:not(.skin-invert-image):not(.skin-invert):not(.bg-transparent){background:var(--background-color-inverted,#f8f9fa)}}</style> </p> <table class="infobox ib-chembox"> <caption>Sodium chloride </caption> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center; padding:2px;"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Selpologne.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Selpologne.jpg/220px-Selpologne.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="208" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Selpologne.jpg/330px-Selpologne.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Selpologne.jpg/440px-Selpologne.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3780" data-file-height="3582" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure><div style="text-align:center;">Sodium chloride crystals in a form of <a href="/wiki/Halite" title="Halite">halite</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center; padding:2px;"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NaCl_bonds.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/NaCl_bonds.svg/220px-NaCl_bonds.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="191" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/NaCl_bonds.svg/330px-NaCl_bonds.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/NaCl_bonds.svg/440px-NaCl_bonds.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1152" data-file-height="1001" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure><div style="text-align:center;">Crystal structure with sodium in purple and chloride in green<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background: #f8eaba;color:inherit; text-align: center;">Names </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Chemical_nomenclature" title="Chemical nomenclature">IUPAC name</a> <div style="max-width:22em; word-wrap:break-word; padding-left:1.7em;">Sodium chloride</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left;">Other names <div style="max-width:22em; word-wrap:break-word; padding-left:1.7em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>common salt, regular salt</li><li>halite, rock salt</li><li>table salt, sea salt</li><li>saline</li></ul></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background: #f8eaba;color:inherit; text-align: center;">Identifiers </th></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/CAS_Registry_Number" title="CAS Registry Number">CAS Number</a></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span title="commonchemistry.cas.org"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://commonchemistry.cas.org/detail?cas_rn=7647-14-5">7647-14-5</a></span><sup> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/7px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/11px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/14px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span></sup></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">3D model (<a href="/wiki/JSmol" class="mw-redirect" title="JSmol">JSmol</a>)</div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span title="chemapps.stolaf.edu (3D interactive model)"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://chemapps.stolaf.edu/jmol/jmol.php?model=%5BNa%2B%5D.%5BCl-%5D">Interactive image</a></span></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Beilstein_database" title="Beilstein database">Beilstein Reference</a></div> </td> <td>3534976 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/ChEBI" title="ChEBI">ChEBI</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span title="www.ebi.ac.uk"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/searchId.do?chebiId=26710">CHEBI:26710</a></span><sup> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/7px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/11px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/14px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span></sup></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/ChEMBL" title="ChEMBL">ChEMBL</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span title="www.ebi.ac.uk"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/ChEMBL1200574">ChEMBL1200574</a></span><sup> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="☒" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/7px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/11px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/14px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">N</span></sup></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/ChemSpider" title="ChemSpider">ChemSpider</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span title="www.chemspider.com"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.chemspider.com/Chemical-Structure.5044.html">5044</a></span><sup> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/7px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/11px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/14px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span></sup></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/ECHA_InfoCard" class="mw-redirect" title="ECHA InfoCard"><span title="echa.europa.eu">ECHA InfoCard</span></a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://echa.europa.eu/substance-information/-/substanceinfo/100.028.726">100.028.726</a> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2314#P2566" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/European_Community_number" title="European Community number"><span title="European Community number (chemical identifier)">EC Number</span></a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>231-598-3</li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Gmelin_database" title="Gmelin database">Gmelin Reference</a></div> </td> <td>13673 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KEGG" title="KEGG">KEGG</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span title="www.kegg.jp"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.kegg.jp/entry/D02056">D02056</a></span><sup> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/7px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/11px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/14px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span></sup></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Medical_Subject_Headings" title="Medical Subject Headings">MeSH</a> </td> <td><span title="www.nlm.nih.gov"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2014/MB_cgi?mode=&term=Sodium+chloride">Sodium+chloride</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/PubChem" title="PubChem">PubChem</a> <abbr title="Compound ID">CID</abbr></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span title="pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5234">5234</a></span></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/RTECS" class="mw-redirect" title="RTECS">RTECS number</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>VZ4725000</li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Unique_Ingredient_Identifier" title="Unique Ingredient Identifier">UNII</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span title="precision.fda.gov"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/srs/unii/451W47IQ8X">451W47IQ8X</a></span><sup> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/7px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/11px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/14px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span></sup></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/CompTox_Chemicals_Dashboard" title="CompTox Chemicals Dashboard">CompTox Dashboard</a> <span style="font-weight:normal">(<abbr title="U.S. Environmental Protection Agency">EPA</abbr>)</span></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span title="comptox.epa.gov"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3021271">DTXSID3021271</a> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2314#P3117" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></span></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; text-align:left; font-weight:normal;"><div><a href="/wiki/International_Chemical_Identifier" title="International Chemical Identifier">InChI</a></div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0; word-break:break-all;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><div style="border-top:1px solid #ccc; padding:0.2em 0 0.2em 1.5em; text-align:left;"><div style="word-wrap:break-word; text-indent:-1.5em; font-size:97%; line-height:120%;">InChI=1S/ClH.Na/h1H;/q;+1/p-1<sup> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/7px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/11px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/14px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span></sup></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word; text-indent:-1.5em; font-size:97%; line-height:120%;">Key: FAPWRFPIFSIZLT-UHFFFAOYSA-M<sup> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/7px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/11px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/14px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span></sup></div></div></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><div style="border-top:1px solid #ccc; padding:0.2em 0 0.2em 1.5em; text-align:left;"><div style="word-wrap:break-word; text-indent:-1.5em; font-size:97%; line-height:120%;">InChI=1/ClH.Na/h1H;/q;+1/p-1</div><div style="word-wrap:break-word; text-indent:-1.5em; font-size:97%; line-height:120%;">Key: FAPWRFPIFSIZLT-REWHXWOFAE</div></div></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; text-align:left; font-weight:normal;"><div><a href="/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Simplified molecular-input line-entry system">SMILES</a></div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0; word-break:break-all;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><div style="border-top:1px solid #ccc; padding:0.2em 0 0.2em 1.6em; word-wrap:break-word; text-indent:-1.5em; text-align:left; font-size:97%; line-height:120%;">[Na+].[Cl-]</div></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background: #f8eaba;color:inherit; text-align: center;">Properties </th></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Chemical_formula" title="Chemical formula">Chemical formula</a></div> </td> <td>NaCl  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Molar_mass" title="Molar mass">Molar mass</a> </td> <td>58.443 g/mol<sup id="cite_ref-crc_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-crc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>    </td></tr> <tr> <td>Appearance </td> <td>Colorless cubic crystals<sup id="cite_ref-crc_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-crc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Odor" title="Odor">Odor</a> </td> <td>Odorless </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Density" title="Density">Density</a> </td> <td>2.17 g/cm<sup>3</sup><sup id="cite_ref-crc_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-crc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Melting_point" title="Melting point">Melting point</a> </td> <td>800.7 °C (1,473.3 °F; 1,073.8 K)<sup id="cite_ref-crc_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-crc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boiling_point" title="Boiling point">Boiling point</a> </td> <td>1,465 °C (2,669 °F; 1,738 K)<sup id="cite_ref-crc_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-crc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Aqueous_solution" title="Aqueous solution">Solubility in water</a></div> </td> <td>360 g/L (25°C)<sup id="cite_ref-crc_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-crc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Solubility" title="Solubility">Solubility</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ammonia" title="Ammonia">ammonia</a> </td> <td>21.5 g/L </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Solubility" title="Solubility">Solubility</a> in <a href="/wiki/Methanol" title="Methanol">methanol</a> </td> <td>14.9 g/L </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Magnetic_susceptibility" title="Magnetic susceptibility">Magnetic susceptibility</a> (χ)</div> </td> <td>−30.2·10<sup>−6</sup> cm<sup>3</sup>/mol<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Refractive_index" title="Refractive index">Refractive index</a> (<i>n</i><sub>D</sub>)</div> </td> <td>1.5441 (at 589 nm)<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background: #f8eaba;color:inherit; text-align: center;">Structure<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Crystal_structure" title="Crystal structure">Crystal structure</a></div> </td> <td>Face-centered cubic<br />(<i>see text</i>), <a href="/wiki/Pearson_symbol" title="Pearson symbol">cF8</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Space_group" title="Space group">Space group</a></div> </td> <td>Fm<span style="text-decoration:overline;">3</span>m (No. 225) </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Lattice_constant" title="Lattice constant">Lattice constant</a></div> </td> <td><div><i>a</i> = 564.02 pm</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Formula_unit" title="Formula unit">Formula units</a> (<i>Z</i>)</div> </td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Coordination_geometry" title="Coordination geometry">Coordination geometry</a></div> </td> <td>octahedral at Na<sup>+</sup><br />octahedral at Cl<sup>−</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background: #f8eaba;color:inherit; text-align: center;">Thermochemistry<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Heat_capacity" title="Heat capacity">Heat capacity</a> <span style="font-size:112%;">(<i>C</i>)</span></div> </td> <td>50.5 J/(K·mol) </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Standard_molar_entropy" title="Standard molar entropy">Std molar<br />entropy</a> <span style="font-size:112%;">(<i>S</i><sup>⦵</sup><sub>298</sub>)</span></div> </td> <td>72.10 J/(K·mol) </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Standard_enthalpy_change_of_formation" class="mw-redirect" title="Standard enthalpy change of formation">Std enthalpy of<br />formation</a> <span style="font-size:112%;">(Δ<sub>f</sub><i>H</i><sup>⦵</sup><sub>298</sub>)</span></div> </td> <td>−411.120 kJ/mol </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background: #f8eaba;color:inherit; text-align: center;">Pharmacology </th></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Anatomical_Therapeutic_Chemical_Classification_System" title="Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System">ATC code</a></div> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/ATC_code_A12" title="ATC code A12">A12CA01</a> (<span title="www.whocc.no"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.whocc.no/atc_ddd_index/?code=A12CA01">WHO</a></span>) <a href="/wiki/ATC_code_B05" title="ATC code B05">B05CB01</a> (<span title="www.whocc.no"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.whocc.no/atc_ddd_index/?code=B05CB01">WHO</a></span>), <a href="/wiki/ATC_code_B05" title="ATC code B05">B05XA03</a> (<span title="www.whocc.no"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.whocc.no/atc_ddd_index/?code=B05XA03">WHO</a></span>), <a href="/wiki/ATC_code_S01" title="ATC code S01">S01XA03</a> (<span title="www.whocc.no"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.whocc.no/atc_ddd_index/?code=S01XA03">WHO</a></span>) </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background: #f8eaba;color:inherit; text-align: center;">Hazards </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/NFPA_704" title="NFPA 704"><b>NFPA 704</b></a> (fire diamond) </td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1170367383">.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-ref{float:right;padding:1px;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-container{width:82px;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0 auto}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-container-ref{float:left;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-images{float:left;font-size:20px;text-align:center;position:relative;height:80px;width:80px;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-map{position:absolute;height:80px;width:80px}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond .noresize{margin:0 auto}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-code{line-height:1em;text-align:center;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-code>a{color:black}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-blue{width:13px;top:31px;left:15px}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-red{width:12px;top:12px;left:35px}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-yellow{width:13px;top:31px;left:54px}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-white-image{position:relative;top:51px;left:0}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-white-text{vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;line-height:80%;position:absolute;top:52px}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-white-text a>span{position:absolute;color:black}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-white-wors{font-size:15px;width:23px;left:29px}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-white-wox{font-size:15px;font-stretch:condensed;width:21px;line-height:80%;top:-4px;left:29px}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-white-abcp{font-size:13.5px;font-stretch:condensed;width:28px;left:26px}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-white-ac{font-size:10px;width:30px;left:25px}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-white-strike{text-decoration:line-through}</style><div class="nfpa-704-diamond notheme"><div class="nfpa-704-diamond-container"><div class="nfpa-704-diamond-images nounderlines"> <div class="nfpa-704-diamond-map"><figure class="noresize" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="NFPA 704 four-colored diamond" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/NFPA_704.svg/80px-NFPA_704.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/NFPA_704.svg/120px-NFPA_704.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/NFPA_704.svg/160px-NFPA_704.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" usemap="#ImageMap_fbee98d65da2341e" /></span><map name="ImageMap_fbee98d65da2341e"><area href="/wiki/NFPA_704#Blue" shape="poly" coords="23,23,47,47,23,70,0,47" alt="Health 0: Exposure under fire conditions would offer no hazard beyond that of ordinary combustible material. 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E.g. liquid nitrogen" /><area href="/wiki/NFPA_704#White" shape="poly" coords="47,47,70,70,47,94,23,70" alt="Special hazards (white): no code" title="Special hazards (white): no code" /></map><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div><div class="nfpa-704-diamond-code nfpa-704-diamond-blue"> <a href="/wiki/NFPA_704#Blue" title="NFPA 704"><span title="Health 0: Exposure under fire conditions would offer no hazard beyond that of ordinary combustible material. E.g. sodium chloride" class="notheme mw-no-invert">0</span></a></div><div class="nfpa-704-diamond-code nfpa-704-diamond-red"> <a href="/wiki/NFPA_704#Red" title="NFPA 704"><span title="Flammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. water" class="notheme mw-no-invert">0</span></a></div><div class="nfpa-704-diamond-code nfpa-704-diamond-yellow"> <a href="/wiki/NFPA_704#Yellow" title="NFPA 704"><span title="Instability 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g. liquid nitrogen" class="notheme mw-no-invert">0</span></a></div></div></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left; background-color:#eaeaea;color:inherit;"><b>Lethal dose</b> or concentration (LD, LC): </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left:1em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">LD<sub>50</sub> (<a href="/wiki/Lethal_dose#LD50" title="Lethal dose">median dose</a>)</div> </td> <td>3 g/kg (oral, rats)<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background: #f8eaba;color:inherit; text-align: center;">Related compounds </th></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Other <a href="/wiki/Ion" title="Ion">anions</a></div> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sodium_fluoride" title="Sodium fluoride">Sodium fluoride</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Sodium_bromide" title="Sodium bromide">Sodium bromide</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Sodium_iodide" title="Sodium iodide">Sodium iodide</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Sodium_astatide" title="Sodium astatide">Sodium astatide</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Other <a href="/wiki/Ion" title="Ion">cations</a></div> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lithium_chloride" title="Lithium chloride">Lithium chloride</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Potassium_chloride" title="Potassium chloride">Potassium chloride</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Rubidium_chloride" title="Rubidium chloride">Rubidium chloride</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Caesium_chloride" title="Caesium chloride">Caesium chloride</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Francium_chloride" title="Francium chloride">Francium chloride</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background: #f8eaba;color:inherit; text-align: center;">Supplementary data page </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Sodium_chloride_(data_page)" title="Sodium chloride (data page)">Sodium chloride (data page)</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left; background:#f8eaba; color:inherit; border:1px solid #a2a9b1;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their <a href="/wiki/Standard_state" title="Standard state">standard state</a> (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).</div> <div style="margin-top: 0.3em;"><div style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="☒" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/12px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/18px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/24px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">N</span> <span class="reflink plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ComparePages&rev1=477002432&page2=Sodium+chloride">verify</a></span> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Chemicals/Chembox_validation" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Chemicals/Chembox validation">what is</a> <sup><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/7px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/11px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/14px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="☒" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/7px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/11px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/14px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">N</span></sup> ?) </div></div> <div style="margin-top: 0.3em; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Chemical_infobox#References" title="Wikipedia:Chemical infobox">Infobox references</a></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Chemical compound</div> <p><b>Sodium chloride</b> <span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˌ/: secondary stress follows">ˌ</span><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span><span title="/oʊ/: 'o' in 'code'">oʊ</span><span title="'d' in 'dye'">d</span><span title="/i/: 'y' in 'happy'">i</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span><span title="'m' in 'my'">m</span></span><span class="wrap"> </span><span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="'l' in 'lie'">l</span><span title="/ɔːr/: 'ar' in 'war'">ɔːr</span><span title="/aɪ/: 'i' in 'tide'">aɪ</span><span title="'d' in 'dye'">d</span></span>/</a></span></span>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> commonly known as <a href="/wiki/Salt#Edible_salt" title="Salt">edible salt</a>, is an <a href="/wiki/Ionic_compound" class="mw-redirect" title="Ionic compound">ionic compound</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Chemical_formula" title="Chemical formula">chemical formula</a> <b>NaCl</b>, representing a 1:1 ratio of <a href="/wiki/Sodium" title="Sodium">sodium</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chlorine" title="Chlorine">chlorine</a> ions. It is transparent or translucent, brittle, <a href="/wiki/Hygroscopic" class="mw-redirect" title="Hygroscopic">hygroscopic</a>, and occurs as the mineral <a href="/wiki/Halite" title="Halite">halite</a>. In its edible form, it is commonly used as a <a href="/wiki/Condiment" title="Condiment">condiment</a> and <a href="/wiki/Curing_(food_preservation)" title="Curing (food preservation)">food preservative</a>. Large quantities of sodium chloride are used in many industrial processes, and it is a major source of sodium and chlorine compounds used as <a href="/wiki/Feedstock" class="mw-redirect" title="Feedstock">feedstocks</a> for further <a href="/wiki/Chemical_synthesis" title="Chemical synthesis">chemical syntheses</a>. Another major application of sodium chloride is <a href="/wiki/Deicing" title="Deicing">deicing</a> of roadways in sub-freezing weather. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-3"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Uses">Uses</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sodium_chloride&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Uses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In addition to the many familiar domestic uses of salt, more dominant applications of the approximately 250 million tonnes per year production (2008 data) include chemicals and de-icing.<sup id="cite_ref-Ullmann_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ullmann-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chemical_functions">Chemical functions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sodium_chloride&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Chemical functions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Salt is used, directly or indirectly, in the production of many chemicals, which consume most of the world's production.<sup id="cite_ref-usgs_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usgs-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Chlor-alkali_industry">Chlor-alkali industry</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sodium_chloride&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Chlor-alkali industry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Chloralkali_process" title="Chloralkali process">Chloralkali process</a></div> <p>It is the starting point for the <a href="/wiki/Chloralkali_process" title="Chloralkali process">chloralkali process</a>, the industrial process to produce <a href="/wiki/Chlorine" title="Chlorine">chlorine</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sodium_hydroxide" title="Sodium hydroxide">sodium hydroxide</a>, according to the <a href="/wiki/Chemical_equation" title="Chemical equation">chemical equation</a> </p> <dl><dd><span class="mwe-math-element"><span class="mwe-math-mathml-inline mwe-math-mathml-a11y" style="display: none;"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="{\displaystyle {\ce {2 NaCl + 2 H2O ->[electrolysis] Cl2 + H2 + 2 NaOH}}}"> <semantics> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mstyle displaystyle="true" scriptlevel="0"> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mn>2</mn> <mspace width="thinmathspace" /> <mtext>NaCl</mtext> <mo>+</mo> <mn>2</mn> <mspace width="thinmathspace" /> <msubsup> <mtext>H</mtext> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mn>2</mn> </mrow> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mspace width="0pt" height="0pt" depth=".2em" /> </mrow> </msubsup> <mtext>O</mtext> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-REL"> <mover> <mo>→</mo> <mpadded width="+0.611em" lspace="0.278em" voffset=".15em"> <mi>e</mi> <mi>l</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mi>c</mi> <mi>t</mi> <mi>r</mi> <mi>o</mi> <mi>l</mi> <mi>y</mi> <mi>s</mi> <mi>i</mi> <mi>s</mi> </mpadded> </mover> </mrow> <msubsup> <mtext>Cl</mtext> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mn>2</mn> </mrow> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mspace width="0pt" height="0pt" depth=".2em" /> </mrow> </msubsup> <mo>+</mo> <msubsup> <mtext>H</mtext> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mn>2</mn> </mrow> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mspace width="0pt" height="0pt" depth=".2em" /> </mrow> </msubsup> <mo>+</mo> <mn>2</mn> <mspace width="thinmathspace" /> <mtext>NaOH</mtext> </mrow> </mstyle> </mrow> <annotation encoding="application/x-tex">{\displaystyle {\ce {2 NaCl + 2 H2O ->[electrolysis] Cl2 + H2 + 2 NaOH}}}</annotation> </semantics> </math></span><img src="https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/6175336b0ecf3b2032d6a60ac2a534b10e6f61f3" class="mwe-math-fallback-image-inline mw-invert skin-invert" aria-hidden="true" style="vertical-align: -1.005ex; margin-top: -0.344ex; width:46.537ex; height:4.509ex;" alt="{\displaystyle {\ce {2 NaCl + 2 H2O ->[electrolysis] Cl2 + H2 + 2 NaOH}}}"></span></dd></dl> <p>This electrolysis is conducted in either a mercury cell, a diaphragm cell, or a membrane cell. Each of those uses a different method to separate the chlorine from the sodium hydroxide. Other technologies are under development due to the high energy consumption of the electrolysis, whereby small improvements in the efficiency can have large economic paybacks. Some applications of chlorine include <a href="/wiki/PVC" class="mw-redirect" title="PVC">PVC</a> <a href="/wiki/Thermoplastic" title="Thermoplastic">thermoplastics</a> production, disinfectants, and solvents. </p><p>Sodium hydroxide is extensively used in many different industries enabling production of paper, soap, and aluminium etc. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Soda-ash_industry">Soda-ash industry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sodium_chloride&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Soda-ash industry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sodium chloride is used in the <a href="/wiki/Solvay_process" title="Solvay process">Solvay process</a> to produce <a href="/wiki/Sodium_carbonate" title="Sodium carbonate">sodium carbonate</a> and <a href="/wiki/Calcium_chloride" title="Calcium chloride">calcium chloride</a>. Sodium carbonate, in turn, is used to produce <a href="/wiki/Glass" title="Glass">glass</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sodium_bicarbonate" title="Sodium bicarbonate">sodium bicarbonate</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dye" title="Dye">dyes</a>, as well as a myriad of other chemicals. In the <a href="/wiki/Mannheim_process" title="Mannheim process">Mannheim process</a>, sodium chloride is used for the production of <a href="/wiki/Sodium_sulfate" title="Sodium sulfate">sodium sulfate</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hydrochloric_acid" title="Hydrochloric acid">hydrochloric acid</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Miscellaneous_industrial_uses">Miscellaneous industrial uses</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sodium_chloride&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Miscellaneous industrial uses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sodium chloride is heavily used, so even relatively minor applications can consume massive quantities. In <a href="/wiki/Crude_oil" class="mw-redirect" title="Crude oil">oil</a> and <a href="/wiki/Natural_gas" title="Natural gas">gas</a> exploration, salt is an important component of drilling fluids in well drilling.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is used to <a href="/wiki/Flocculation" title="Flocculation">flocculate</a> and increase the <a href="/wiki/Density" title="Density">density</a> of the drilling fluid to overcome high downwell gas pressures. Whenever a drill hits a salt formation, salt is added to the drilling fluid to saturate the solution in order to minimize the dissolution within the salt stratum.<sup id="cite_ref-Ullmann_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ullmann-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Salt is also used to increase the curing of concrete in cemented casings.<sup id="cite_ref-usgs_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usgs-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In textiles and dyeing, salt is used as a brine rinse to separate organic contaminants,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to promote "salting out" of dyestuff precipitates, and to blend with concentrated dyes to increase yield in dyebaths and make the colors look sharper. One of its main roles is to provide the positive ion charge to promote the absorption of negatively charged ions of dyes.<sup id="cite_ref-usgs_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usgs-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For use in the <a href="/wiki/Pulp_and_paper_industry" title="Pulp and paper industry">pulp and paper industry</a>, it is used to manufacture <a href="/wiki/Sodium_chlorate" title="Sodium chlorate">sodium chlorate</a>, which is then reacted with <a href="/wiki/Sulfuric_acid" title="Sulfuric acid">sulfuric acid</a> and a reducing agent such as <a href="/wiki/Methanol" title="Methanol">methanol</a> to manufacture <a href="/wiki/Chlorine_dioxide" title="Chlorine dioxide">chlorine dioxide</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Bleach" title="Bleach">bleaching</a> chemical that is widely used to <a href="/wiki/Bleaching_of_wood_pulp" title="Bleaching of wood pulp">bleach wood pulp</a>. </p><p>In tanning and leather treatment, salt is added to animal <a href="/wiki/Hide_(skin)" title="Hide (skin)">hides</a> to inhibit microbial activity on the underside of the hides and to attract moisture back into the hides.<sup id="cite_ref-usgs_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usgs-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In rubber manufacture, salt is used to make <a href="/wiki/Synthetic_rubber" title="Synthetic rubber">buna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Neoprene" title="Neoprene">neoprene</a>, and white rubber types. Salt brine and sulfuric acid are used to coagulate an emulsified <a href="/wiki/Latex" title="Latex">latex</a> made from chlorinated <a href="/wiki/Butadiene" title="Butadiene">butadiene</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-usgs_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usgs-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ullmann_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ullmann-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Salt also is added to secure the soil and to provide firmness to the foundation on which highways are built. The salt acts to minimize the effects of shifting caused in the subsurface by changes in humidity and traffic load.<sup id="cite_ref-usgs_10-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usgs-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Water_softening">Water softening</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sodium_chloride&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Water softening"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Water_softening" title="Water softening">Water softening</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Hard_water" title="Hard water">Hard water</a> contains <a href="/wiki/Calcium" title="Calcium">calcium</a> and <a href="/wiki/Magnesium" title="Magnesium">magnesium</a> ions that interfere with action of <a href="/wiki/Soap" title="Soap">soap</a> and contribute to the buildup of a scale or film of alkaline mineral deposits in household and industrial equipment and pipes. Commercial and residential water-softening units use <a href="/wiki/Ion-exchange_resin" title="Ion-exchange resin">ion-exchange resins</a> to remove ions that cause the hardness. These resins are generated and regenerated using sodium chloride.<sup id="cite_ref-usgs_10-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usgs-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ullmann_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ullmann-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Road_salt">Road salt</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sodium_chloride&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Road salt"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Road_salt" title="Road salt">Road salt</a></div> <p>The second major application of salt is for <a href="/wiki/Deicing" title="Deicing">deicing</a> and anti-icing of roads, both in <a href="/wiki/Grit_bin" title="Grit bin">grit bins</a> and spread by <a href="/wiki/Winter_service_vehicle" title="Winter service vehicle">winter service vehicles</a>. In anticipation of snowfall, roads are optimally "anti-iced" with brine (concentrated <a href="/wiki/Solution_(chemistry)" title="Solution (chemistry)">solution</a> of salt in water), which prevents bonding between the snow-ice and the road surface. This procedure obviates the heavy use of salt after the snowfall. For de-icing, mixtures of brine and salt are used, sometimes with additional agents such as <a href="/wiki/Calcium_chloride" title="Calcium chloride">calcium chloride</a> and/or <a href="/wiki/Magnesium_chloride" title="Magnesium chloride">magnesium chloride</a>. The use of salt or brine becomes ineffective below −10 °C (14 °F). </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Winter_road_salt.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Winter_road_salt.jpg/250px-Winter_road_salt.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Winter_road_salt.jpg/375px-Winter_road_salt.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Winter_road_salt.jpg/500px-Winter_road_salt.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3600" data-file-height="2400" /></a><figcaption>Mounds of road salt for use in winter</figcaption></figure> <p>Salt for de-icing in the United Kingdom predominantly comes from a single mine in <a href="/wiki/Winsford" title="Winsford">Winsford</a> in <a href="/wiki/Salt_in_Cheshire" title="Salt in Cheshire">Cheshire</a>. Prior to distribution it is mixed with <100 ppm of <a href="/wiki/Sodium_ferrocyanide" title="Sodium ferrocyanide">sodium ferrocyanide</a> as an <a href="/wiki/Anticaking_agent" title="Anticaking agent">anticaking agent</a>, which enables rock salt to flow freely out of the gritting vehicles despite being stockpiled prior to use. In recent years this additive has also been used in table salt. Other additives had been used in road salt to reduce the total costs. For example, in the US, a byproduct carbohydrate solution from sugar-beet processing was mixed with rock salt and adhered to road surfaces about 40% better than loose rock salt alone. Because it stayed on the road longer, the treatment did not have to be repeated several times, saving time and money.<sup id="cite_ref-usgs_10-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usgs-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the technical terms of physical chemistry, the minimum freezing point of a water-salt mixture is −21.12 °C (−6.02 °F) for 23.31 wt% of salt. Freezing near this concentration is however so slow that the <a href="/wiki/Eutectic_point" class="mw-redirect" title="Eutectic point">eutectic point</a> of −22.4 °C (−8.3 °F) can be reached with about 25 wt% of salt.<sup id="cite_ref-u1_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-u1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Environmental_effects">Environmental effects</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sodium_chloride&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Environmental effects"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Road salt ends up in fresh-water bodies and could harm aquatic plants and animals by disrupting their <a href="/wiki/Osmoregulation" title="Osmoregulation">osmoregulation</a> ability.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The omnipresence of salt in coastal areas poses a problem in any <a href="/wiki/Coating" title="Coating">coating</a> application, because trapped salts cause great problems in adhesion. Naval authorities and ship builders monitor the salt concentrations on surfaces during construction. Maximal salt concentrations on surfaces are dependent on the authority and application. The <a href="/wiki/International_Maritime_Organization" title="International Maritime Organization">IMO</a> regulation is mostly used and sets salt levels to a maximum of 50 mg/m<sup>2</sup> soluble salts measured as sodium chloride. These measurements are done by means of a <a href="/wiki/Bresle_test" class="mw-redirect" title="Bresle test">Bresle test</a>. Salinization (increasing salinity, aka <i><a href="/wiki/Freshwater_salinization" title="Freshwater salinization">freshwater salinization</a> syndrome</i>) and subsequent increased metal leaching is an ongoing problem throughout North America and European fresh waterways.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In highway de-icing, salt has been associated with <a href="/wiki/Corrosion" title="Corrosion">corrosion</a> of bridge decks, motor vehicles, reinforcement bar and wire, and unprotected steel structures used in road construction. <a href="/wiki/Surface_runoff" title="Surface runoff">Surface runoff</a>, vehicle spraying, and windblown salt also affect soil, roadside vegetation, and local surface water and groundwater supplies. Although evidence of environmental loading of salt has been found during peak usage, the spring rains and thaws usually dilute the concentrations of sodium in the area where salt was applied.<sup id="cite_ref-usgs_10-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usgs-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A 2009 study found that approximately 70% of the road salt being applied in the <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis-St_Paul" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis-St Paul">Minneapolis-St Paul</a> metro area is retained in the local watershed.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Substitution">Substitution</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sodium_chloride&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Substitution"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some agencies are substituting <a href="/wiki/Beer" title="Beer">beer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Molasses" title="Molasses">molasses</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Beet" class="mw-redirect" title="Beet">beet</a> juice instead of road salt.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Airlines utilize more <a href="/wiki/Glycol" class="mw-redirect" title="Glycol">glycol</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sugar" title="Sugar">sugar</a> rather than salt-based solutions for <a href="/wiki/Deicing" title="Deicing">deicing</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Food_industry_and_agriculture">Food industry and agriculture</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sodium_chloride&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Food industry and agriculture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Salt" title="Salt">Salt</a></div> <p>Salt is added to food, either by the food producer or by the consumer, as a flavor enhancer, preservative, binder, <a href="/wiki/Fermentation_(food)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fermentation (food)">fermentation</a>-control additive, texture-control agent, and color developer. The salt consumption in the food industry is subdivided, in descending order of consumption, into other food processing, meat packers, <a href="/wiki/Canning" title="Canning">canning</a>, baking, dairy, and grain mill products. Salt is added to promote color development in bacon, ham and other processed meat products. As a preservative, salt inhibits the growth of bacteria. Salt acts as a binder in <a href="/wiki/Sausage" title="Sausage">sausages</a> to form a binding gel made up of meat, fat, and moisture. Salt also acts as a flavor enhancer and as a <a href="/wiki/Tenderizer" class="mw-redirect" title="Tenderizer">tenderizer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-usgs_10-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usgs-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is used as a cheap and safe <a href="/wiki/Desiccant" title="Desiccant">desiccant</a> because of its <a href="/wiki/Hygroscopic" class="mw-redirect" title="Hygroscopic">hygroscopic</a> properties, making <a href="/wiki/Salting_(food)" title="Salting (food)">salting</a> an effective method of <a href="/wiki/Food_preservation" title="Food preservation">food preservation</a> historically; the salt draws water out of bacteria through <a href="/wiki/Osmotic_pressure" title="Osmotic pressure">osmotic pressure</a>, keeping it from reproducing, a major source of food spoilage. Even though more effective desiccants are available, few are safe for humans to ingest. Many <a href="/wiki/Microorganism" title="Microorganism">microorganisms</a> cannot live in a salty environment: water is drawn out of their <a href="/wiki/Cell_(biology)" title="Cell (biology)">cells</a> by <a href="/wiki/Osmosis" title="Osmosis">osmosis</a>. For this reason salt is used to <a href="/wiki/Food_preservation" title="Food preservation">preserve</a> some foods, such as bacon, fish, or cabbage. </p><p>In many dairy industries, salt is added to cheese as a color-, fermentation-, and texture-control agent. The dairy subsector includes companies that manufacture creamery butter, condensed and evaporated milk, frozen desserts, ice cream, natural and processed cheese, and specialty dairy products. In canning, salt is primarily added as a flavor enhancer and <a href="/wiki/Preservative" title="Preservative">preservative</a>. It also is used as a carrier for other ingredients, dehydrating agent, enzyme inhibitor and tenderizer. In baking, salt is added to control the rate of fermentation in bread dough. It also is used to strengthen the <a href="/wiki/Gluten" title="Gluten">gluten</a> (the elastic protein-water complex in certain doughs) and as a flavor enhancer, such as a topping on baked goods. The food-processing category also contains grain mill products. These products consist of milling flour and rice and manufacturing cereal breakfast food and blended or prepared flour. Salt is also used a seasoning agent, e.g. in potato chips, <a href="/wiki/Pretzel" title="Pretzel">pretzels</a>, and cat and dog food.<sup id="cite_ref-usgs_10-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usgs-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sodium chloride is used in veterinary medicine as <a href="/wiki/Emesis" class="mw-redirect" title="Emesis">emesis</a>-causing agent. It is given as warm saturated solution. Emesis can also be caused by <a href="/wiki/Pharynx" title="Pharynx">pharyngeal</a> placement of small amount of plain salt or salt crystals. </p><p>For watering plants to use sodium chloride (<span class="chemf nowrap">NaCl</span>) as a fertilizer, moderate concentration is used to avoid potential toxicity: 1–3 grams (0.035–0.106 oz) per liter is generally safe and effective for most plants.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Medicine">Medicine</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sodium_chloride&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Medicine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Saline_(medicine)" title="Saline (medicine)">Saline (medicine)</a></div> <p>Sodium chloride is used together with water as one of the primary solutions for <a href="/wiki/Intravenous_therapy" title="Intravenous therapy">intravenous therapy</a>. <a href="/wiki/Nasal_spray" title="Nasal spray">Nasal spray</a> often contains a <a href="/wiki/Saline_(medicine)" title="Saline (medicine)">saline</a> solution. </p><p>Sodium chloride is also available as an oral tablet, and is taken to treat low sodium levels.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Firefighting">Firefighting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sodium_chloride&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Firefighting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Metlx.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Metlx.jpg/170px-Metlx.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="229" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Metlx.jpg/255px-Metlx.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Metlx.jpg/340px-Metlx.jpg 2x" data-file-width="448" data-file-height="604" /></a><figcaption>A class-D fire extinguisher for various metals</figcaption></figure> <p>Sodium chloride is the principal extinguishing agent in dry-powder <a href="/wiki/Fire_extinguisher" title="Fire extinguisher">fire extinguishers</a> that are used on combustible metal fires, for metals such as magnesium, zirconium, titanium, and lithium (Class D extinguishers). The salt forms an oxygen-excluding crust that smothers the fire.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cleanser">Cleanser</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sodium_chloride&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Cleanser"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since at least <a href="/wiki/Medieval" class="mw-redirect" title="Medieval">medieval</a> times, people have used salt as a cleansing agent rubbed on household surfaces. It is also used in many brands of <a href="/wiki/Shampoo" title="Shampoo">shampoo</a>, toothpaste, and popularly to de-ice driveways and patches of ice. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Infrared_optics">Infrared optics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sodium_chloride&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Infrared optics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sodium chloride crystals have a <a href="/wiki/Transmittance" title="Transmittance">transmittance</a> of at least 90% (through 1 mm) for <a href="/wiki/Infrared" title="Infrared">infrared</a> light having wavelengths in the range 0.2– 18 <a href="/wiki/%CE%9Cm" class="mw-redirect" title="Μm">μm</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They were used in optical components such as windows and lenses, where few non-absorbing alternatives existed in that spectral range. While inexpensive, NaCl crystals are soft and <a href="/wiki/Hygroscopy" title="Hygroscopy">hygroscopic</a> – when exposed to the water in ambient air, they gradually cover with "frost". This limits application of NaCl to dry environments, vacuum-sealed areas, or short-term uses such as prototyping. Materials that are mechanically stronger and less sensitive to moisture, such as <a href="/wiki/Zinc_selenide" title="Zinc selenide">zinc selenide</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chalcogenide_glass" title="Chalcogenide glass">chalcogenide glasses</a>, more widely used than NaCl. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chemistry">Chemistry</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sodium_chloride&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Chemistry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Natrium_chloride_kristal_under_microscope.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Natrium_chloride_kristal_under_microscope.jpg/220px-Natrium_chloride_kristal_under_microscope.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Natrium_chloride_kristal_under_microscope.jpg/330px-Natrium_chloride_kristal_under_microscope.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Natrium_chloride_kristal_under_microscope.jpg/440px-Natrium_chloride_kristal_under_microscope.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Sodium chloride crystal under microscope.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NaCl_octahedra.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/NaCl_octahedra.svg/220px-NaCl_octahedra.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="191" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/NaCl_octahedra.svg/330px-NaCl_octahedra.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/NaCl_octahedra.svg/440px-NaCl_octahedra.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1152" data-file-height="1001" /></a><figcaption>NaCl octahedra. The yellow stipples represent the electrostatic force between the ions of opposite charge</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Solid_sodium_chloride">Solid sodium chloride</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sodium_chloride&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Solid sodium chloride"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Cubic_crystal_system" title="Cubic crystal system">Cubic crystal system</a></div> <p>In solid sodium chloride, each ion is surrounded by six ions of the opposite charge as expected on electrostatic grounds. The surrounding ions are located at the vertices of a regular <a href="/wiki/Octahedron" title="Octahedron">octahedron</a>. In the language of <a href="/wiki/Close-packing" class="mw-redirect" title="Close-packing">close-packing</a>, the larger <a href="/wiki/Chloride" title="Chloride">chloride</a> <a href="/wiki/Ion" title="Ion">ions</a> (167 pm in size<sup id="cite_ref-Shannon_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shannon-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) are arranged in a cubic array whereas the smaller <a href="/wiki/Sodium" title="Sodium">sodium</a> ions (116 pm<sup id="cite_ref-Shannon_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shannon-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) fill all the cubic gaps (octahedral voids) between them. This same basic structure is found in many other <a href="/wiki/Chemical_compound" title="Chemical compound">compounds</a> and is commonly known as the <a href="/wiki/NaCl_structure" class="mw-redirect" title="NaCl structure">NaCl structure</a> or rock salt crystal structure. It can be represented as a <a href="/wiki/Cubic_crystal_system" title="Cubic crystal system">face-centered cubic</a> (fcc) lattice with a two-atom basis or as two interpenetrating face centered cubic lattices. The first atom is located at each lattice point, and the second atom is located halfway between lattice points along the fcc unit cell edge. </p><p>Solid sodium chloride has a melting point of 801 °C and liquid sodium chloride boils at 1465 °C. Atomic-resolution real-time video imaging allows visualization of the initial stage of crystal nucleation of sodium chloride.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Thermal_conductivity" class="mw-redirect" title="Thermal conductivity">Thermal conductivity</a> of sodium chloride as a function of temperature has a maximum of 2.03 W/(cm K) at 8 K (−265.15 °C; −445.27 °F) and decreases to 0.069 at 314 K (41 °C; 106 °F). It also decreases with <a href="/wiki/Doping_(semiconductor)" title="Doping (semiconductor)">doping</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NaCl(H2O)2slab.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/NaCl%28H2O%292slab.png/280px-NaCl%28H2O%292slab.png" decoding="async" width="280" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/NaCl%28H2O%292slab.png/420px-NaCl%28H2O%292slab.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/NaCl%28H2O%292slab.png/560px-NaCl%28H2O%292slab.png 2x" data-file-width="715" data-file-height="216" /></a><figcaption>View of one slab of <a href="/wiki/Hydrohalite" title="Hydrohalite">hydrohalite</a>, NaCl·2H<sub>2</sub>O. (red = O, white = H, green = Cl, purple = Na).<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>From cold (sub-freezing) solutions, salt crystallises with <a href="/wiki/Water_of_hydration" class="mw-redirect" title="Water of hydration">water of hydration</a> as <a href="/wiki/Hydrohalite" title="Hydrohalite">hydrohalite</a> (the dihydrate NaCl·2<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1123817410">.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su{display:inline-block;font-size:80%;line-height:1;vertical-align:-0.35em}.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su>span{display:block;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output sub.template-chem2-sub{font-size:80%;vertical-align:-0.35em}.mw-parser-output sup.template-chem2-sup{font-size:80%;vertical-align:0.65em}</style><span class="chemf nowrap">H<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub>O</span>).<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2023, it was discovered that under pressure, sodium chloride can form the hydrates NaCl·8.5H<sub>2</sub>O and NaCl·13H<sub>2</sub>O.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aqueous_solutions">Aqueous solutions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sodium_chloride&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Aqueous solutions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WatNaCl.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/WatNaCl.png/250px-WatNaCl.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/WatNaCl.png/375px-WatNaCl.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/WatNaCl.png/500px-WatNaCl.png 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="940" /></a><figcaption>Phase diagram of water–NaCl mixture</figcaption></figure> <p>The attraction between the Na<sup>+</sup> and Cl<sup>−</sup> ions in the solid is so strong that only highly <a href="/wiki/Polar_solvent" class="mw-redirect" title="Polar solvent">polar solvents</a> like water dissolve NaCl well. </p><p>When dissolved in water, the sodium chloride framework disintegrates as the Na<sup>+</sup> and Cl<sup>−</sup> ions become surrounded by polar water molecules. These solutions consist of <a href="/wiki/Metal_aquo_complex" title="Metal aquo complex">metal aquo complex</a> with the formula [Na(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>8</sub>]<sup>+</sup>, with the Na–O distance of 250 <a href="/wiki/Picometer" class="mw-redirect" title="Picometer">pm</a>. The chloride ions are also strongly solvated, each being surrounded by an average of six molecules of water.<sup id="cite_ref-Lincoln_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lincoln-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Solutions of sodium chloride have very different properties from pure water. The <a href="/wiki/Eutectic_point" class="mw-redirect" title="Eutectic point">eutectic point</a> is −21.12 °C (−6.02 °F) for 23.31% <a href="/wiki/Mass_fraction_(chemistry)#Mass_percentage" title="Mass fraction (chemistry)">mass fraction</a> of salt, and the boiling point of saturated salt solution is near 108.7 °C (227.7 °F).<sup id="cite_ref-u1_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-u1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pH_of_sodium_chloride_solutions">pH of sodium chloride solutions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sodium_chloride&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: pH of sodium chloride solutions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/PH" title="PH">pH</a> of a sodium chloride solution remains ≈7 due to the extremely weak basicity of the Cl<sup>−</sup> ion, which is the conjugate base of the <a href="/wiki/Hydrochloric_acid" title="Hydrochloric acid">strong acid HCl</a>. In other words, NaCl has no effect on system pH<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in diluted solutions where the effects of ionic strength and activity coefficients are negligible. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left:1em;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background: #F8EABA; text-align: center;" colspan="2">Solubility of NaCl<br />(g NaCl / 1 kg of solvent at 25 °C (77 °F))<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Water_(molecule)" class="mw-redirect" title="Water (molecule)">Water</a></td> <td>360 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Formamide" title="Formamide">Formamide</a></td> <td>94 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Glycerin" class="mw-redirect" title="Glycerin">Glycerin</a></td> <td>83 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Propylene_glycol" title="Propylene glycol">Propylene glycol</a></td> <td>71 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Formic_acid" title="Formic acid">Formic acid</a></td> <td>52 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Liquid <a href="/wiki/Ammonia" title="Ammonia">ammonia</a></td> <td>30.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Methanol" title="Methanol">Methanol</a></td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ethanol" title="Ethanol">Ethanol</a></td> <td>0.65 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dimethylformamide" title="Dimethylformamide">Dimethylformamide</a></td> <td>0.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Propan-1-ol" class="mw-redirect" title="Propan-1-ol">Propan-1-ol</a></td> <td>0.124 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sulfolane" title="Sulfolane">Sulfolane</a></td> <td>0.05 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Butan-1-ol" class="mw-redirect" title="Butan-1-ol">Butan-1-ol</a></td> <td>0.05 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Propan-2-ol" class="mw-redirect" title="Propan-2-ol">Propan-2-ol</a></td> <td>0.03 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pentan-1-ol" class="mw-redirect" title="Pentan-1-ol">Pentan-1-ol</a></td> <td>0.018 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Acetonitrile" title="Acetonitrile">Acetonitrile</a></td> <td>0.003 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Acetone" title="Acetone">Acetone</a></td> <td>0.00042 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stoichiometric_and_structure_variants">Stoichiometric and structure variants</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sodium_chloride&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Stoichiometric and structure variants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Common salt has a 1:1 molar ratio of sodium and chlorine. In 2013, compounds of sodium and chloride of different <a href="/wiki/Stoichiometry" title="Stoichiometry">stoichiometries</a> have been discovered; five new compounds were predicted (e.g., <a href="/w/index.php?title=Na3Cl&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Na3Cl (page does not exist)">Na<sub>3</sub>Cl</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Na2Cl&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Na2Cl (page does not exist)">Na<sub>2</sub>Cl</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Na3Cl2&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Na3Cl2 (page does not exist)">Na<sub>3</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub></a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=NaCl3&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="NaCl3 (page does not exist)">NaCl<sub>3</sub></a>, and <a href="/w/index.php?title=NaCl7&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="NaCl7 (page does not exist)">NaCl<sub>7</sub></a>). The existence of some of them has been experimentally confirmed at high pressures and other conditions: cubic and orthorhombic NaCl<sub>3</sub>, two-dimensional metallic tetragonal Na<sub>3</sub>Cl and exotic hexagonal NaCl.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This indicates that compounds violating chemical intuition are possible, in simple systems under non-ambient conditions.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Occurrence">Occurrence</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sodium_chloride&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Occurrence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Salt is found in the <a href="/wiki/Earth%27s_crust" title="Earth's crust">Earth's crust</a> as the mineral <a href="/wiki/Halite" title="Halite">halite</a> (rock salt), and a tiny amount exists as suspended <a href="/wiki/Sea_salt" title="Sea salt">sea salt</a> particles in the atmosphere.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These particles are the dominant <a href="/wiki/Cloud_condensation_nuclei" title="Cloud condensation nuclei">cloud condensation nuclei</a> far out at sea, which allow the formation of <a href="/wiki/Cloud" title="Cloud">clouds</a> in otherwise <a href="/wiki/Pollution" title="Pollution">non-polluted</a> <a href="/wiki/Air" class="mw-redirect" title="Air">air</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sodium_chloride&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Salt is currently <a href="/wiki/Mass_production" title="Mass production">mass-produced</a> by <a href="/wiki/Evaporation" title="Evaporation">evaporation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Seawater" title="Seawater">seawater</a> or <a href="/wiki/Brine" title="Brine">brine</a> from <a href="/wiki/Brine_well" class="mw-redirect" title="Brine well">brine wells</a> and <a href="/wiki/Salt_lake_(geography)" class="mw-redirect" title="Salt lake (geography)">salt lakes</a>. <a href="/wiki/Salt_mine" class="mw-redirect" title="Salt mine">Mining</a> of rock salt is also a major source. China is the world's main supplier of salt.<sup id="cite_ref-usgs_10-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usgs-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2017, world production was estimated at 280 million <a href="/wiki/Tonne" title="Tonne">tonnes</a>, the top five producers (in million tonnes) being China (68.0), United States (43.0), India (26.0), Germany (13.0), and Canada (13.0).<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Salt is also a byproduct of <a href="/wiki/Potassium" title="Potassium">potassium</a> mining. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Salt_mine_0096.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Modern rock salt mine near Mount Morris, New York, United States"><img alt="Modern rock salt mine near Mount Morris, New York, United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Salt_mine_0096.jpg/240px-Salt_mine_0096.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Salt_mine_0096.jpg/360px-Salt_mine_0096.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Salt_mine_0096.jpg/480px-Salt_mine_0096.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="900" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Modern rock salt mine near <a href="/wiki/Mount_Morris_(town),_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Mount Morris (town), New York">Mount Morris</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 107.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 105.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dead-Sea---Salt-Evaporation-Ponds.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Jordanian and Israeli salt evaporation ponds at the south end of the Dead Sea."><img alt="Jordanian and Israeli salt evaporation ponds at the south end of the Dead Sea." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Dead-Sea---Salt-Evaporation-Ponds.jpg/158px-Dead-Sea---Salt-Evaporation-Ponds.jpg" decoding="async" width="106" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Dead-Sea---Salt-Evaporation-Ponds.jpg/237px-Dead-Sea---Salt-Evaporation-Ponds.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Dead-Sea---Salt-Evaporation-Ponds.jpg/315px-Dead-Sea---Salt-Evaporation-Ponds.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1057" data-file-height="1206" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Jordan" title="Jordan">Jordanian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israeli</a> salt evaporation ponds at the south end of the <a href="/wiki/Dead_Sea" title="Dead Sea">Dead Sea</a>.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 184px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 182px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Piles_of_Salt_Salar_de_Uyuni_Bolivia_Luca_Galuzzi_2006_a.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mounds of salt, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia."><img alt="Mounds of salt, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Piles_of_Salt_Salar_de_Uyuni_Bolivia_Luca_Galuzzi_2006_a.jpg/273px-Piles_of_Salt_Salar_de_Uyuni_Bolivia_Luca_Galuzzi_2006_a.jpg" decoding="async" width="182" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Piles_of_Salt_Salar_de_Uyuni_Bolivia_Luca_Galuzzi_2006_a.jpg/409px-Piles_of_Salt_Salar_de_Uyuni_Bolivia_Luca_Galuzzi_2006_a.jpg 1.5x, 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style="width:1%">Oxyhalides</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_hypochlorite" title="Sodium hypochlorite">NaClO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_chlorite" title="Sodium chlorite">NaClO<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_chlorate" title="Sodium chlorate">NaClO<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_perchlorate" title="Sodium perchlorate">NaClO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_hypobromite" title="Sodium hypobromite">NaBrO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_bromite" title="Sodium bromite">NaBrO<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_bromate" title="Sodium bromate">NaBrO<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_perbromate" title="Sodium perbromate">NaBrO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_hypoiodite" title="Sodium hypoiodite">NaIO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_iodate" title="Sodium iodate">NaIO<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_periodate" title="Sodium periodate">NaIO<sub>4</sub></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Oxychalcogenides</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_sulfite" title="Sodium sulfite">Na<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_sulfate" title="Sodium sulfate">Na<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_bisulfite" title="Sodium bisulfite">NaHSO<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_bisulfate" title="Sodium bisulfate">NaHSO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_thiosulfate" title="Sodium thiosulfate">Na<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_dithionite" title="Sodium dithionite">Na<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_metabisulfite" title="Sodium metabisulfite">Na<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_dithionate" title="Sodium dithionate">Na<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>6</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_pyrosulfate" title="Sodium pyrosulfate">Na<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_persulfate" title="Sodium persulfate">Na<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>8</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_selenite" title="Sodium selenite">Na<sub>2</sub>SeO<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_selenate" title="Sodium selenate">Na<sub>2</sub>SeO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_biselenite" class="mw-redirect" title="Sodium biselenite">NaHSeO<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_tellurite" title="Sodium tellurite">Na<sub>2</sub>TeO<sub>3</sub></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Oxypnictogenides</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_nitrite" title="Sodium nitrite">NaNO<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_nitrate" title="Sodium nitrate">NaNO<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_hyponitrite" title="Sodium hyponitrite">Na<sub>2</sub>N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monosodium_phosphate" title="Monosodium phosphate">NaH<sub>2</sub>PO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_hypophosphite" title="Sodium hypophosphite">NaPO<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disodium_hydrogen_phosphite" title="Disodium hydrogen phosphite">Na<sub>2</sub>HPO<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_fluorophosphate" class="mw-redirect" title="Sodium fluorophosphate">Na<sub>2</sub>PO<sub>3</sub>F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_dithiophosphate" title="Sodium dithiophosphate">Na<sub>3</sub>PS<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trisodium_phosphate" title="Trisodium phosphate">Na<sub>3</sub>PO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_triphosphate" title="Sodium triphosphate">Na<sub>5</sub>P<sub>3</sub>O<sub>10</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tetrasodium_pyrophosphate" title="Tetrasodium pyrophosphate">Na<sub>4</sub>P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disodium_pyrophosphate" title="Disodium pyrophosphate">Na<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub>P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_arsenite" title="Sodium arsenite">Na<sub>3</sub>AsO<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_arsenate" title="Sodium arsenate">Na<sub>3</sub>AsO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disodium_hydrogen_arsenate" title="Disodium hydrogen arsenate">Na<sub>2</sub>HAsO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_dihydrogen_arsenate" title="Sodium dihydrogen arsenate">NaH<sub>2</sub>AsO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_antimonate" class="mw-redirect" title="Sodium antimonate">NaSbO<sub>3</sub></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Others</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_aluminium_hydride" title="Sodium aluminium hydride">NaAlH<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_aluminate" title="Sodium aluminate">NaAlO<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_hexafluoroaluminate" title="Sodium hexafluoroaluminate">Na<sub>3</sub>AlF<sub>6</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_alum" title="Sodium alum">NaAl(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_tetrachloroaurate" title="Sodium tetrachloroaurate">NaAuCl<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_hexafluoroantimonate" title="Sodium hexafluoroantimonate"><span class="chemf nowrap">NaSbF<sub class="template-chem2-sub">6</sub></span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_hexafluoroarsenate" title="Sodium hexafluoroarsenate"><span class="chemf nowrap">NaAsF<sub class="template-chem2-sub">6</sub></span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_hexafluorotitanate" title="Sodium hexafluorotitanate"><span class="chemf nowrap">Na<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub>TiF<sub class="template-chem2-sub">6</sub></span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_borohydride" title="Sodium borohydride">NaBH<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_cyanoborohydride" title="Sodium cyanoborohydride">NaBH<sub>3</sub>(CN)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_metaborate" title="Sodium metaborate">NaBO<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borax" title="Borax">Na<sub>2</sub>B<sub>4</sub>O<sub>7</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disodium_enneaborate" title="Disodium enneaborate">Na<sub>2</sub>B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>9</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disodium_octaborate" title="Disodium octaborate">Na<sub>2</sub>B<sub>8</sub>O<sub>13</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_bismuthate" title="Sodium bismuthate">NaBiO<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_cyanide" title="Sodium cyanide">NaCN</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sodium_fulminate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sodium fulminate (page does not exist)">NaCNO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_cobalt_oxide" title="Sodium cobalt oxide">NaCoO<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_hydride" title="Sodium hydride">NaH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_bicarbonate" title="Sodium bicarbonate">NaHCO<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sodium_perxenate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sodium perxenate (page does not exist)">Na<sub>4</sub>XeO<sub>6</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monosodium_xenate" title="Monosodium xenate">NaHXeO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_permanganate" title="Sodium permanganate">NaMnO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_cyanate" title="Sodium cyanate">NaOCN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_perrhenate" title="Sodium perrhenate">NaReO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_thiocyanate" title="Sodium thiocyanate">NaSCN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_metatechnetate" class="mw-redirect" title="Sodium metatechnetate">NaTcO<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_pertechnetate" title="Sodium pertechnetate">NaTcO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_metavanadate" title="Sodium metavanadate">NaVO<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_carbonate" title="Sodium carbonate">Na<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_oxalate" title="Sodium oxalate">Na<sub>2</sub>C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_1,3-dithiole-2-thione-4,5-dithiolate" title="Sodium 1,3-dithiole-2-thione-4,5-dithiolate">Na<sub>2</sub>C<sub>3</sub>S<sub>5</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_chromate" title="Sodium chromate">Na<sub>2</sub>CrO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_dichromate" title="Sodium dichromate">Na<sub>2</sub>Cr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sodium_trichromate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sodium trichromate (page does not exist)">Na<sub>2</sub>Cr<sub>3</sub>O<sub>10</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_germanate" title="Sodium germanate">Na<sub>2</sub>GeO<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_helide" class="mw-redirect" title="Sodium helide">Na<sub>2</sub>He</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disodium_tetracarbonylferrate" title="Disodium tetracarbonylferrate">Na<sub>2</sub>[Fe(CO)<sub>4</sub>]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_manganate" title="Sodium manganate">Na<sub>2</sub>MnO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_molybdate" title="Sodium molybdate">Na<sub>2</sub>MoO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_hexachloroiridate(III)" title="Sodium hexachloroiridate(III)">Na<sub>3</sub>IrCl<sub>6</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_hexachloroplatinate" title="Sodium hexachloroplatinate">Na<sub>2</sub>PtCl<sub>6</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_uranate" class="mw-redirect" title="Sodium uranate">Na<sub>2</sub>O(UO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_tetrathionate" title="Sodium tetrathionate">Na<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub>O<sub>6</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_silicate" title="Sodium silicate">Na<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_metatitanate" title="Sodium metatitanate">Na<sub>2</sub>TiO<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_diuranate" title="Sodium diuranate">Na<sub>2</sub>U<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_tungstate" title="Sodium tungstate">Na<sub>2</sub>WO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_zincate" title="Sodium zincate">Na<sub>2</sub>Zn(OH)<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_orthovanadate" title="Sodium orthovanadate">Na<sub>3</sub>VO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_decavanadate" title="Sodium decavanadate">Na<sub>6</sub>V<sub>10</sub>O<sub>28</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_ferrocyanide" title="Sodium ferrocyanide">Na<sub>4</sub>Fe(CN)<sub>6</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sodium_ferricyanide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sodium ferricyanide (page does not exist)">Na<sub>3</sub>Fe(CN)<sub>6</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_ferrioxalate" title="Sodium ferrioxalate">Na<sub>3</sub>Fe(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_orthosilicate" title="Sodium orthosilicate">Na<sub>4</sub>SiO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_fluorosilicate" title="Sodium fluorosilicate">Na<sub>2</sub>SiF<sub>6</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_hexanitritocobaltate(III)" title="Sodium hexanitritocobaltate(III)">Na<sub>3</sub>[Co(NO<sub>2</sub>)<sub>6</sub>]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_bis(trimethylsilyl)amide" title="Sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide">NaNSi<sub>2</sub>(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>6</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_tetrachloropalladate" title="Sodium tetrachloropalladate">Na<sub>2</sub>PdCl<sub>4</sub></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Organosodium" class="mw-redirect" title="Organosodium">Organic</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_methoxide" title="Sodium methoxide">CH<sub>3</sub>ONa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_ethoxide" title="Sodium ethoxide">C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>ONa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_formate" title="Sodium formate">HCOONa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_propionate" title="Sodium propionate">C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>COONa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_butyrate" title="Sodium butyrate">C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>7</sub>COONa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_tartrate" title="Sodium tartrate">Na<sub>2</sub>C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>4</sub>O<sub>6</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_bitartrate" class="mw-redirect" title="Sodium bitartrate">C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>5</sub>NaO<sub>6</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_acetate" title="Sodium acetate">NaCH<sub>3</sub>COO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_benzoate" title="Sodium benzoate">NaC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>CO<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_salicylate" title="Sodium salicylate">NaC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>(OH)CO<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_laurate" title="Sodium laurate">NaC<sub>12</sub>H<sub>23</sub>O<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_naphthalene" title="Sodium naphthalene">NaC<sub>10</sub>H<sub>8</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_nitroprusside" title="Sodium nitroprusside">Na<sub>2</sub>[Fe[CN<sub>5</sub>]NO]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_bis(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminium_hydride" title="Sodium bis(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminium hydride">C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>16</sub>AlNaO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_erythorbate" title="Sodium erythorbate">NaC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>7</sub>O<sub>6</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monosodium_Glutamate" class="mw-redirect" title="Monosodium Glutamate">C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>8</sub>NO<sub>4</sub>Na</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phenylsodium" title="Phenylsodium">C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>Na</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N-Butylsodium" title="N-Butylsodium">C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>9</sub>Na</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_cyclopentadienide" title="Sodium cyclopentadienide">NaC<sub>5</sub>H<sub>5</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sodium_Palmitate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sodium Palmitate (page does not exist)">C<sub>15</sub>H<sub>31</sub>COONa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sodium_Oleate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sodium Oleate (page does not exist)">C<sub>17</sub>H<sub>33</sub>COONa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_stearate" title="Sodium stearate">C<sub>18</sub>H<sub>35</sub>O<sub>2</sub>Na</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maitotoxin" title="Maitotoxin">C<sub>164</sub>H<sub>256</sub>O<sub>68</sub>S<sub>2</sub>Na<sub>2</sub></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Salts_and_covalent_derivatives_of_the_chloride_ion136" style="display:table;;padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit;table-layout:fixed;"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="center"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:mistyrose"> <td><a href="/wiki/Hydrogen_chloride" title="Hydrogen chloride">HCl</a> </td> <td style="background-color:white;color:inherit;border:none"> </td> <td style="background-color:white;color:inherit;border:none" colspan="11" rowspan="3"> </td> <td style="background-color:white;color:inherit;border:none" colspan="5"> </td> <td>He </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:mistyrose;color:black;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Lithium_chloride" title="Lithium chloride">LiCl</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beryllium_chloride" title="Beryllium chloride">BeCl<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boron_trichloride#Reduction" title="Boron trichloride">B<sub>4</sub>Cl<sub>4</sub></a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dodecaboron_dodecachloride&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dodecaboron dodecachloride (page does not exist)">B<sub>12</sub>Cl<sub>12</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Boron_trichloride" title="Boron trichloride">BCl<sub>3</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Diboron_tetrachloride" title="Diboron tetrachloride">B<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>4</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Borate_chloride" title="Borate chloride">+BO<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dichloroacetylene" title="Dichloroacetylene">C<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Tetrachloroethylene" title="Tetrachloroethylene">C<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>4</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Hexachloroethane" title="Hexachloroethane">C<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>6</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Carbon_tetrachloride" title="Carbon tetrachloride">CCl<sub>4</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Carbide_chloride" title="Carbide chloride">+C</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Carbonate_chloride" title="Carbonate chloride">+CO<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nitrogen_trichloride" title="Nitrogen trichloride">NCl<sub>3</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Chlorine_azide" title="Chlorine azide">ClN<sub>3</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Nitride_chloride" title="Nitride chloride">+N</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Nitrate_chlorides" title="Nitrate chlorides">+NO<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chlorine_oxide" title="Chlorine oxide">Cl<sub>x</sub>O<sub>y</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Dichlorine_monoxide" title="Dichlorine monoxide">Cl<sub>2</sub>O</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Chlorine_peroxide" title="Chlorine peroxide">Cl<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Chlorine_monoxide" title="Chlorine monoxide">ClO</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Chlorine_dioxide" title="Chlorine dioxide">ClO<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Chlorine_perchlorate" title="Chlorine perchlorate">Cl<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Chloryl_perchlorate" class="mw-redirect" title="Chloryl perchlorate">Cl<sub>2</sub>O<sub>6</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Dichlorine_heptoxide" title="Dichlorine heptoxide">Cl<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Chlorine_tetroxide" title="Chlorine tetroxide">ClO<sub>4</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Oxychloride" class="mw-redirect" title="Oxychloride">+O</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chlorine_monofluoride" title="Chlorine monofluoride">ClF</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Chlorine_trifluoride" title="Chlorine trifluoride">ClF<sub>3</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Chlorine_pentafluoride" title="Chlorine pentafluoride">ClF<sub>5</sub></a> </td> <td>Ne </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:mistyrose;color:black;"> <td><a class="mw-selflink selflink">NaCl</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Magnesium_chloride" title="Magnesium chloride">MgCl<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aluminium_monochloride" title="Aluminium monochloride">AlCl</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Aluminium_chloride" title="Aluminium chloride">AlCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dodecachloroneopentasilane&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dodecachloroneopentasilane (page does not exist)">Si<sub>5</sub>Cl<sub>12</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Hexachlorodisilane" title="Hexachlorodisilane">Si<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>6</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Silicon_tetrachloride" title="Silicon tetrachloride">SiCl<sub>4</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Diphosphorus_tetrachloride" title="Diphosphorus tetrachloride">P<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>4</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Phosphorus_trichloride" title="Phosphorus trichloride">PCl<sub>3</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Phosphorus_pentachloride" title="Phosphorus pentachloride">PCl<sub>5</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Phosphide_chloride" title="Phosphide chloride">+P</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Disulfur_dichloride" title="Disulfur dichloride">S<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Sulfur_dichloride" title="Sulfur dichloride">SCl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Sulfur_tetrachloride" title="Sulfur tetrachloride">SCl<sub>4</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Sulfate_chloride" title="Sulfate chloride">+SO<sub>4</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chlorine" title="Chlorine">Cl<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td>Ar </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:mistyrose;color:black;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Potassium_chloride" title="Potassium chloride">KCl</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Calcium(I)_chloride" title="Calcium(I) chloride">CaCl</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Calcium_chloride" title="Calcium chloride">CaCl<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td style="background-color:white;color:inherit;border:none"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scandium_chloride" title="Scandium chloride">ScCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Titanium(II)_chloride" title="Titanium(II) chloride">TiCl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Titanium(III)_chloride" title="Titanium(III) chloride">TiCl<sub>3</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Titanium_tetrachloride" title="Titanium tetrachloride">TiCl<sub>4</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vanadium(II)_chloride" title="Vanadium(II) chloride">VCl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Vanadium(III)_chloride" title="Vanadium(III) chloride">VCl<sub>3</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Vanadium_tetrachloride" title="Vanadium tetrachloride">VCl<sub>4</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Vanadium(V)_chloride" title="Vanadium(V) chloride">VCl<sub>5</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chromium(II)_chloride" title="Chromium(II) chloride">CrCl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Chromium(III)_chloride" title="Chromium(III) chloride">CrCl<sub>3</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Chromium(IV)_chloride" title="Chromium(IV) chloride">CrCl<sub>4</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manganese(II)_chloride" title="Manganese(II) chloride">MnCl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Manganese(III)_chloride" title="Manganese(III) chloride">MnCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iron(II)_chloride" title="Iron(II) chloride">FeCl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Iron(III)_chloride" title="Iron(III) chloride">FeCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cobalt(II)_chloride" title="Cobalt(II) chloride">CoCl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Cobalt(III)_chloride" title="Cobalt(III) chloride">CoCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nickel(II)_chloride" title="Nickel(II) chloride">NiCl<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Copper(I)_chloride" title="Copper(I) chloride">CuCl</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Copper(II)_chloride" title="Copper(II) chloride">CuCl<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zinc_chloride" title="Zinc chloride">ZnCl<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gallium_monochloride&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gallium monochloride (page does not exist)">GaCl</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Gallium_trichloride" class="mw-redirect" title="Gallium trichloride">GaCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Germanium_dichloride" title="Germanium dichloride">GeCl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Germanium_tetrachloride" title="Germanium tetrachloride">GeCl<sub>4</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arsenic_trichloride" title="Arsenic trichloride">AsCl<sub>3</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Arsenic_pentachloride" title="Arsenic pentachloride">AsCl<sub>5</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Arsenide_chloride" title="Arsenide chloride">+As</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Selenium_monochloride" title="Selenium monochloride">Se<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Selenium_dichloride" title="Selenium dichloride">SeCl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Selenium_tetrachloride" title="Selenium tetrachloride">SeCl<sub>4</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bromine_monochloride" title="Bromine monochloride">BrCl</a> </td> <td>Kr </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:mistyrose;color:black;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Rubidium_chloride" title="Rubidium chloride">RbCl</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Strontium_chloride" title="Strontium chloride">SrCl<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td style="background-color:white;color:inherit;border:none"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yttrium(III)_chloride" title="Yttrium(III) chloride">YCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zirconium(II)_chloride" class="mw-redirect" title="Zirconium(II) chloride">ZrCl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Zirconium(III)_chloride" title="Zirconium(III) chloride">ZrCl<sub>3</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Zirconium(IV)_chloride" title="Zirconium(IV) chloride">ZrCl<sub>4</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Niobium(III)_chloride" title="Niobium(III) chloride">NbCl<sub>3</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Niobium(IV)_chloride" title="Niobium(IV) chloride">NbCl<sub>4</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Niobium(V)_chloride" title="Niobium(V) chloride">NbCl<sub>5</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Molybdenum(II)_chloride" title="Molybdenum(II) chloride">MoCl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Molybdenum(III)_chloride" title="Molybdenum(III) chloride">MoCl<sub>3</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Molybdenum_tetrachloride" title="Molybdenum tetrachloride">MoCl<sub>4</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Molybdenum(V)_chloride" title="Molybdenum(V) chloride">MoCl<sub>5</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Molybdenum(VI)_chloride" title="Molybdenum(VI) chloride">MoCl<sub>6</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Technetium_trichloride" class="mw-redirect" title="Technetium trichloride">TcCl<sub>3</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Technetium(IV)_chloride" title="Technetium(IV) chloride">TcCl<sub>4</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ruthenium(II)_chloride" title="Ruthenium(II) chloride">RuCl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ruthenium(III)_chloride" title="Ruthenium(III) chloride">RuCl<sub>3</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ruthenium_tetrachloride" title="Ruthenium tetrachloride">RuCl<sub>4</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rhodium(III)_chloride" title="Rhodium(III) chloride">RhCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Palladium(II)_chloride" title="Palladium(II) chloride">PdCl<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Silver_chloride" title="Silver chloride">AgCl</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cadmium_chloride" title="Cadmium chloride">CdCl<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indium(I)_chloride" title="Indium(I) chloride">InCl</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Indium(II)_chloride" title="Indium(II) chloride">InCl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Indium(III)_chloride" title="Indium(III) chloride">InCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tin(II)_chloride" title="Tin(II) chloride">SnCl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Tin(IV)_chloride" title="Tin(IV) chloride">SnCl<sub>4</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Antimony_trichloride" title="Antimony trichloride">SbCl<sub>3</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Antimony_pentachloride" title="Antimony pentachloride">SbCl<sub>5</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tritellurium_dichloride" title="Tritellurium dichloride">Te<sub>3</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Tellurium_dichloride" title="Tellurium dichloride">TeCl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Tellurium_tetrachloride" title="Tellurium tetrachloride">TeCl<sub>4</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iodine_monochloride" title="Iodine monochloride">ICl</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Iodine_trichloride" title="Iodine trichloride">ICl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Xenon_monochloride" title="Xenon monochloride">XeCl</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Xenon_dichloride" title="Xenon dichloride">XeCl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Xenon_tetrachloride" title="Xenon tetrachloride">XeCl<sub>4</sub></a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:mistyrose;color:black;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Caesium_chloride" title="Caesium chloride">CsCl</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barium_chloride" title="Barium chloride">BaCl<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td style="background-color:white;color:inherit;border:none">* </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lutetium(III)_chloride" title="Lutetium(III) chloride">LuCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hafnium_tetrachloride" title="Hafnium tetrachloride">HfCl<sub>4</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tantalum(III)_chloride" title="Tantalum(III) chloride">TaCl<sub>3</sub></a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tantalum(IV)_chloride&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tantalum(IV) chloride (page does not exist)">TaCl<sub>4</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Tantalum(V)_chloride" title="Tantalum(V) chloride">TaCl<sub>5</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tungsten(II)_chloride" title="Tungsten(II) chloride">WCl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Tungsten(III)_chloride" title="Tungsten(III) chloride">WCl<sub>3</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Tungsten(IV)_chloride" title="Tungsten(IV) chloride">WCl<sub>4</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Tungsten(V)_chloride" title="Tungsten(V) chloride">WCl<sub>5</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Tungsten_hexachloride" title="Tungsten hexachloride">WCl<sub>6</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rhenium(III)_chloride" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhenium(III) chloride">ReCl<sub>3</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Rhenium(IV)_chloride" title="Rhenium(IV) chloride">ReCl<sub>4</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Rhenium_pentachloride" title="Rhenium pentachloride">ReCl<sub>5</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Rhenium(VI)_chloride" title="Rhenium(VI) chloride">ReCl<sub>6</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Osmium(II)_chloride" title="Osmium(II) chloride">OsCl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Osmium(III)_chloride" title="Osmium(III) chloride">OsCl<sub>3</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Osmium(IV)_chloride" title="Osmium(IV) chloride">OsCl<sub>4</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Osmium(V)_chloride" title="Osmium(V) chloride">OsCl<sub>5</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iridium(II)_chloride" title="Iridium(II) chloride">IrCl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Iridium(III)_chloride" title="Iridium(III) chloride">IrCl<sub>3</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Iridium_tetrachloride" title="Iridium tetrachloride">IrCl<sub>4</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Platinum(II)_chloride" title="Platinum(II) chloride">PtCl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Platinum(IV)_chloride" title="Platinum(IV) chloride">PtCl<sub>4</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gold(I)_chloride" title="Gold(I) chloride">AuCl</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Gold(I,III)_chloride" title="Gold(I,III) chloride">(Au[AuCl<sub>4</sub>])<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Gold(III)_chloride" title="Gold(III) chloride">AuCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mercury(I)_chloride" title="Mercury(I) chloride">Hg<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Mercury(II)_chloride" title="Mercury(II) chloride">HgCl<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thallium(I)_chloride" title="Thallium(I) chloride">TlCl</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Thallium_trichloride" class="mw-redirect" title="Thallium trichloride">TlCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lead(II)_chloride" title="Lead(II) chloride">PbCl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Lead(IV)_chloride" title="Lead(IV) chloride">PbCl<sub>4</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bismuth_chloride" title="Bismuth chloride">BiCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Polonium_dichloride" title="Polonium dichloride">PoCl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Polonium_tetrachloride" title="Polonium tetrachloride">PoCl<sub>4</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Astatine_monochloride" class="mw-redirect" title="Astatine monochloride">AtCl</a> </td> <td>Rn </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:mistyrose;color:black;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Francium_chloride" title="Francium chloride">FrCl</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Radium_chloride" title="Radium chloride">RaCl<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td style="background-color:white;color:inherit;border:none">** </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lawrencium#Chemical" title="Lawrencium">LrCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rutherfordium#Experimental_chemistry" title="Rutherfordium">RfCl<sub>4</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dubnium#Experimental_chemistry" title="Dubnium">DbCl<sub>5</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seaborgium#Experimental_chemistry" title="Seaborgium">SgO<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bohrium#Experimental_chemistry" title="Bohrium">BhO<sub>3</sub>Cl</a> </td> <td>Hs </td> <td>Mt </td> <td>Ds </td> <td>Rg </td> <td>Cn </td> <td>Nh </td> <td>Fl </td> <td>Mc </td> <td>Lv </td> <td>Ts </td> <td>Og </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:white;color:inherit;border:none" colspan="2" rowspan="3"> </td> <td style="background-color:white;color:inherit;border:none" colspan="20">  </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:mistyrose;color:black;"> <td style="background-color:white;color:inherit;border:none">* </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lanthanum(III)_chloride" title="Lanthanum(III) chloride">LaCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cerium(III)_chloride" title="Cerium(III) chloride">CeCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Praseodymium(III)_chloride" title="Praseodymium(III) chloride">PrCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Neodymium(II)_chloride" title="Neodymium(II) chloride">NdCl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Neodymium(III)_chloride" title="Neodymium(III) chloride">NdCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Promethium(III)_chloride" title="Promethium(III) chloride">PmCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Samarium(II)_chloride" title="Samarium(II) chloride">SmCl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Samarium(III)_chloride" title="Samarium(III) chloride">SmCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Europium_dichloride" class="mw-redirect" title="Europium dichloride">EuCl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Europium(III)_chloride" title="Europium(III) chloride">EuCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gadolinium(III)_chloride" title="Gadolinium(III) chloride">GdCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terbium(III)_chloride" title="Terbium(III) chloride">TbCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dysprosium(II)_chloride" title="Dysprosium(II) chloride">DyCl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Dysprosium(III)_chloride" title="Dysprosium(III) chloride">DyCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Holmium(III)_chloride" title="Holmium(III) chloride">HoCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Erbium(III)_chloride" title="Erbium(III) chloride">ErCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thulium(II)_chloride" title="Thulium(II) chloride">TmCl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Thulium(III)_chloride" title="Thulium(III) chloride">TmCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ytterbium(II)_chloride" title="Ytterbium(II) chloride">YbCl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ytterbium(III)_chloride" title="Ytterbium(III) chloride">YbCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:mistyrose;color:black;"> <td style="background-color:white;color:inherit;border:none">** </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Actinium(III)_chloride" title="Actinium(III) chloride">AcCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thorium(III)_chloride" class="mw-redirect" title="Thorium(III) chloride">ThCl<sub>3</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Thorium(IV)_chloride" title="Thorium(IV) chloride">ThCl<sub>4</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Protactinium(IV)_chloride" title="Protactinium(IV) chloride">PaCl<sub>4</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Protactinium(V)_chloride" title="Protactinium(V) chloride">PaCl<sub>5</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Uranium(III)_chloride" title="Uranium(III) chloride">UCl<sub>3</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Uranium_tetrachloride" title="Uranium tetrachloride">UCl<sub>4</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Uranium_pentachloride" title="Uranium pentachloride">UCl<sub>5</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Uranium_hexachloride" title="Uranium hexachloride">UCl<sub>6</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Neptunium(III)_chloride" title="Neptunium(III) chloride">NpCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Plutonium(III)_chloride" title="Plutonium(III) chloride">PuCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Americium(II)_chloride" title="Americium(II) chloride">AmCl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Americium(III)_chloride" title="Americium(III) chloride">AmCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Curium(III)_chloride" title="Curium(III) chloride">CmCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Berkelium(III)_chloride" title="Berkelium(III) chloride">BkCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Californium(III)_chloride" title="Californium(III) chloride">CfCl<sub>3</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Californium_dichloride" title="Californium dichloride"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">CfCl<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Einsteinium(II)_chloride" title="Einsteinium(II) chloride">EsCl<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Einsteinium(III)_chloride" title="Einsteinium(III) chloride">EsCl<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fermium#Chemistry" title="Fermium">FmCl<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mendelevium#Chemical" title="Mendelevium">MdCl<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nobelium#Chemical" title="Nobelium">NoCl<sub>2</sub></a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aluminium_monochloride" title="Aluminium monochloride">Aluminium monochloride</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aluminium_monofluoride" title="Aluminium monofluoride">Aluminium monofluoride</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aluminium(II)_oxide" title="Aluminium(II) oxide">Aluminium(II) oxide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Argonium" title="Argonium">Argonium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carbon_cation" class="mw-redirect" title="Carbon cation">Carbon cation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carbon_monophosphide" title="Carbon monophosphide">Carbon monophosphide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carbon_monosulfide" title="Carbon monosulfide">Carbon monosulfide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carbon_monoxide" title="Carbon monoxide">Carbon monoxide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyano_radical" title="Cyano radical">Cyano radical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diatomic_carbon" title="Diatomic carbon">Diatomic carbon</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fluoromethylidynium&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fluoromethylidynium (page does not exist)">Fluoromethylidynium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helium_hydride_ion" title="Helium hydride ion">Helium hydride ion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hydrogen_chloride" title="Hydrogen chloride">Hydrogen chloride</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hydrogen_fluoride" title="Hydrogen fluoride">Hydrogen fluoride</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hydrogen" title="Hydrogen">Hydrogen</a> (molecular)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hydroxyl_radical" title="Hydroxyl radical">Hydroxyl radical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imidogen" title="Imidogen">Imidogen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iron(II)_oxide" title="Iron(II) oxide">Iron(II) oxide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magnesium_monohydride" title="Magnesium monohydride">Magnesium monohydride</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methylidyne_radical" title="Methylidyne radical">Methylidyne radical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nitric_oxide" title="Nitric oxide">Nitric oxide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nitrogen" title="Nitrogen">Nitrogen</a> (molecular)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxygen" title="Oxygen">Oxygen</a> (molecular)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phosphorus_monoxide" title="Phosphorus monoxide">Phosphorus monoxide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phosphorus_mononitride" title="Phosphorus mononitride">Phosphorus mononitride</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_chloride" title="Potassium chloride">Potassium chloride</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silicon_carbide" title="Silicon carbide">Silicon carbide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silicon_monoxide" title="Silicon monoxide">Silicon monoxide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silicon_monosulfide" title="Silicon monosulfide">Silicon monosulfide</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Sodium chloride</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_iodide" title="Sodium iodide">Sodium iodide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sulfanyl" title="Sulfanyl">Sulfanyl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sulfur_mononitride" title="Sulfur mononitride">Sulfur mononitride</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sulfur_monoxide" title="Sulfur monoxide">Sulfur monoxide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titanium(II)_oxide" title="Titanium(II) oxide">Titanium(II) oxide</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="9" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Nitrous_oxide" title="Nitrous oxide"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Nitrous-oxide-3D-balls.png/60px-Nitrous-oxide-3D-balls.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Nitrous-oxide-3D-balls.png/90px-Nitrous-oxide-3D-balls.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Nitrous-oxide-3D-balls.png/120px-Nitrous-oxide-3D-balls.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="441" /></a></span> <br /><br /><br /><br /> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ethanol" title="Ethanol"><img 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sulfide">Carbonyl sulfide</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=CCP_radical&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="CCP radical (page does not exist)">CCP radical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halonium_ion" title="Halonium ion">Chloronium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diazenylium" title="Diazenylium">Diazenylium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dicarbon_monoxide" title="Dicarbon monoxide">Dicarbon monoxide</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Disilicon_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Disilicon carbide (page does not exist)">Disilicon carbide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethynyl_radical" title="Ethynyl radical">Ethynyl radical</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Formyl_radical&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Formyl radical (page does not exist)">Formyl radical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hydrogen_cyanide" title="Hydrogen cyanide">Hydrogen cyanide</a> (HCN)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hydrogen_isocyanide" title="Hydrogen isocyanide">Hydrogen isocyanide</a> (HNC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hydrogen_sulfide" title="Hydrogen sulfide">Hydrogen sulfide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hydroperoxyl" title="Hydroperoxyl">Hydroperoxyl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iron(II)_cyanide" title="Iron(II) cyanide">Iron cyanide</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Isoformyl&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Isoformyl (page does not exist)">Isoformyl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magnesium_cyanide" title="Magnesium cyanide">Magnesium cyanide</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Magnesium_isocyanide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Magnesium isocyanide (page does not exist)">Magnesium isocyanide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methylene_(compound)" title="Methylene (compound)">Methylene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methylidynephosphane" title="Methylidynephosphane">Methylidynephosphane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diazenylium" title="Diazenylium">N<sub>2</sub>H<sup>+</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nitrous_oxide" title="Nitrous oxide">Nitrous oxide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nitroxyl" title="Nitroxyl">Nitroxyl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ozone" title="Ozone">Ozone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_cyanide" title="Potassium cyanide">Potassium cyanide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_cyanide" title="Sodium cyanide">Sodium cyanide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodium_hydroxide" title="Sodium hydroxide">Sodium hydroxide</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Silicon_carbonitride&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Silicon carbonitride (page does not exist)">Silicon carbonitride</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=C-Silicon_dicarbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="C-Silicon dicarbide (page does not exist)">c-Silicon dicarbide</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=SiNC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SiNC (page does not exist)">SiNC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sulfur_dioxide" title="Sulfur dioxide">Sulfur dioxide</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thioformyl&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thioformyl (page does not exist)">Thioformyl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thioxoethenylidene" title="Thioxoethenylidene">Thioxoethenylidene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titanium_dioxide" title="Titanium dioxide">Titanium dioxide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tricarbon" title="Tricarbon">Tricarbon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trihydrogen_cation" title="Trihydrogen cation">Trihydrogen cation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water" title="Water">Water</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_interstellar_and_circumstellar_molecules#Molecules" title="List of interstellar and circumstellar molecules">Four<br />atoms</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Acetylene" title="Acetylene">Acetylene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ammonia" title="Ammonia">Ammonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polyyne" title="Polyyne">Cyanoethynyl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstellar_formaldehyde" title="Interstellar formaldehyde">Formaldehyde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fulminic_acid" title="Fulminic acid">Fulminic acid</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=HCCN&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HCCN (page does not exist)">HCCN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hydrogen_peroxide" title="Hydrogen peroxide">Hydrogen peroxide</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hydromagnesium_isocyanide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hydromagnesium isocyanide (page does not exist)">Hydromagnesium isocyanide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isocyanic_acid" title="Isocyanic acid">Isocyanic acid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiocyanic_acid" title="Thiocyanic acid">Isothiocyanic acid</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ketenyl&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ketenyl (page does not exist)">Ketenyl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methyl_cation" class="mw-redirect" title="Methyl cation">Methyl cation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methyl_radical" title="Methyl radical">Methyl radical</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Methylene_amidogen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Methylene amidogen (page does not exist)">Methylene amidogen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Propynylidyne" title="Propynylidyne">Propynylidyne</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Protonated_carbon_dioxide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Protonated carbon dioxide (page does not exist)">Protonated carbon dioxide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protonated_hydrogen_cyanide" title="Protonated hydrogen cyanide">Protonated hydrogen cyanide</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Silicon_tricarbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Silicon tricarbide (page does not exist)">Silicon tricarbide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiocyanic_acid" title="Thiocyanic acid">Thiocyanic acid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thioformaldehyde" title="Thioformaldehyde">Thioformaldehyde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tricarbon_monosulfide" title="Tricarbon monosulfide">Tricarbon monosulfide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tricarbon_monoxide" title="Tricarbon monoxide">Tricarbon monoxide</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_interstellar_and_circumstellar_molecules#Molecules" title="List of interstellar and circumstellar molecules">Five<br />atoms</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ammonium" title="Ammonium">Ammonium</a> ion</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polyyne" title="Polyyne">Butadiynyl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carbodiimide" title="Carbodiimide">Carbodiimide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyanamide" title="Cyanamide">Cyanamide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyanoacetylene" title="Cyanoacetylene">Cyanoacetylene</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cyanoformaldehyde&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cyanoformaldehyde (page does not exist)">Cyanoformaldehyde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyanomethyl" title="Cyanomethyl">Cyanomethyl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyclopropenylidene" title="Cyclopropenylidene">Cyclopropenylidene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formic_acid" title="Formic acid">Formic acid</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Isocyanoacetylene&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Isocyanoacetylene (page does not exist)">Isocyanoacetylene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ketene" title="Ketene">Ketene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methane" title="Methane">Methane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methoxy" class="mw-redirect" title="Methoxy">Methoxy radical</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Methylenimine&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Methylenimine (page does not exist)">Methylenimine</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Propadienylidene&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Propadienylidene (page does not exist)">Propadienylidene</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Protonated_formaldehyde&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Protonated formaldehyde (page does not exist)">Protonated formaldehyde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silane" title="Silane">Silane</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Silicon-carbide_cluster&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Silicon-carbide cluster (page does not exist)">Silicon-carbide cluster</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_interstellar_and_circumstellar_molecules#Molecules" title="List of interstellar and circumstellar molecules">Six<br />atoms</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Acetonitrile" title="Acetonitrile">Acetonitrile</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cyanobutadiynyl_radical&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cyanobutadiynyl radical (page does not exist)">Cyanobutadiynyl radical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyclopropenone" title="Cyclopropenone">Cyclopropenone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diacetylene" title="Diacetylene">Diacetylene</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=E-Cyanomethanimine&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="E-Cyanomethanimine (page does not exist)">E-Cyanomethanimine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethylene" title="Ethylene">Ethylene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formamide" title="Formamide">Formamide</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=HC4N&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HC4N (page does not exist)">HC<sub>4</sub>N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ketenimine" class="mw-redirect" title="Ketenimine">Ketenimine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methanethiol" title="Methanethiol">Methanethiol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methanol" title="Methanol">Methanol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methyl_isocyanide" title="Methyl isocyanide">Methyl isocyanide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polyyne" title="Polyyne">Pentynylidyne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Propynal" class="mw-redirect" title="Propynal">Propynal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Protonated_cyanoacetylene&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Protonated cyanoacetylene (page does not exist)">Protonated cyanoacetylene</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_interstellar_and_circumstellar_molecules#Molecules" title="List of interstellar and circumstellar molecules">Seven<br />atoms</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Acetaldehyde" title="Acetaldehyde">Acetaldehyde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acrylonitrile" title="Acrylonitrile">Acrylonitrile</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vinyl_cyanide" class="mw-redirect" title="Vinyl cyanide">Vinyl cyanide</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyanopolyyne" title="Cyanopolyyne">Cyanodiacetylene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethylene_oxide" 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