Salt
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- Salt may also refer to table salt (sodium chloride) or iodised salt.
In chemistry, a salt is any neutral chemical compound made of cations (positive ions) bound to anions (negative ions). The main type of salt is sodium chloride.
Solutions of salts in water are called electrolytes. Electrolytes, as well as molten salts, conduct electricity.
Salt can melt ice. It is frequently used in many places to melt ice off of sidewalks, roads, houses, apartments, and even cars.
People can taste salt when they put it on their tongues. The taste is called salty and it is one of the four main tastes.
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