Question

what are salts?? what are the characteristics of salts?? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Irrespective of the source of the seawater, salt obtained by the evaporation of seawater has the following composition: sodium chloride 77.76 percent, magnesium chloride 10.88 percent, magnesium sulfate 4.74 percent, calcium sulfate 3.60 percent, potassium chloride 2.46 percent, magnesium bromide 0.22 percent,

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.

Answer 2

a white crystalline substance that gives seawater its characteristic taste and is used for seasoning or preserving food

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.