Question

2. What is
a salt? What are some
properties of salts?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Salt is a substance produced by the reaction of an acid with a base. A salt contains positive ions of base and negative ions of acids.

Answer 2

Answer:

Salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride, a chemical compound belonging to the larger class of salts; salt in its natural form as a crystalline mineral is known as rock salt or halite. Salt is present in vast quantities in seawater, where it is the main mineral constituent.

Explanation:

Properties of Salt

Crystals or white crystalline powder.

Transparent and colourless in crystalline form – rather like ice.

Crystallises in the isometric system, usually in the form of cubes.

Soluble in water (35.6g/100g at 0°C and 39.2g/100g at 100°).

Slightly soluble in alcohol, but insoluble in concentrated hydrochloric acid.