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The 54 pages that link to Sodium chloride, each with the reason it gives.

• Ionic compoundBroader topic: It is a familiar example of an ionic solid with a cubic crystal structure.

• Chemical formulaBroader topic: NaCl expresses the simplest ratio of ions rather than a discrete molecule’s atom count.

• SodiumRelated: Sodium’s usual +1 ion combines with chloride to form this familiar compound.

• Ionic bondingBroader topic: Its rock-salt crystal is a standard example of an ionic solid.

• ChlorideBroader topic: It is the most familiar compound containing chloride.

• BrineBroader topic: Sodium chloride is the dominant dissolved salt in most familiar brines.

• Molar concentrationRelated: Dissolving a measured amount in a known solution volume gives a familiar molar concentration example.

• Sodium bicarbonateCompared with: Both are sodium salts, but chloride does not provide bicarbonate’s acid-neutralizing and gas-releasing chemistry.

• Potassium chlorideCompared with: NaCl supplies sodium, whereas KCl supplies potassium and often replaces it in reduced-sodium foods.

• SaltBroader topic: This is the chemical identity of the salt used in food.

• HalogenBroader topic: It is a familiar example of a halogen forming a salt with a metal.

• HaliteNarrower topic: Halite is the naturally occurring mineral form of this compound.

• BriningNarrower topic: It is the principal solute responsible for the salinity of most culinary brines.

• Rock salt structureBroader topic: Its crystal is the standard example of this arrangement.

• Sodium carbonateCompared with: Both are common sodium salts, but chloride does not provide carbonate alkalinity.

• Sodium hypochloriteRelated: Hypochlorite solutions can decompose over time into chloride and other products.

• Cubic crystal systemBroader topic: Its structure shows how a cubic crystal can contain multiple ion species.

• DeliquescenceBroader topic: Its deliquescence near 75% relative humidity is a familiar reference point.

• Eccrine sweat glandRelated: Its concentration in eccrine sweat changes as the duct reabsorbs salt.

• Salt (chemistry)Broader topic: It is the best-known example of a salt and a major industrial material.

• Silver chlorideCompared with: Replacing silver with sodium changes chloride’s solubility dramatically.

• Chlor-alkali processRelated: Dissolved sodium chloride provides the feedstock for all three products.

• SeawaterBroader topic: These ions account for most of the dissolved salts in seawater.

• Sodium nitriteRelated: It is the salt matrix commonly combined with nitrite in curing mixtures.

• Ammonium chlorideCompared with: It shares chloride but replaces ammonium with a monatomic metal cation.

• Calcium chlorideCompared with: It is the cheaper common road de-icer, but works less effectively at lower temperatures.

• Salt tradeRelated: It is the principal substance in the salt slabs transported across the Sahara.

• Ammonium sulfateCompared with: Unlike sodium chloride, ammonium sulfate is used to precipitate proteins in purification.

• Sodium acetateCompared with: It is a familiar sodium salt, but its chloride ion does not provide acetate’s buffering chemistry.

• Sodium chlorateRelated: Reduction of chlorate can yield chloride, including in decomposition reactions.

• SweatBroader topic: It is a principal salt lost in sweat.

• Chemical compoundBroader topic: Table salt illustrates a compound whose formula unit is not a discrete molecule.

• Magnesium chlorideCompared with: Its familiar chloride chemistry contrasts with magnesium chloride’s divalent cation and different hydration behavior.

• Schottky defectBroader topic: Its rock-salt lattice can accommodate charge-balanced sodium and chloride vacancies.

• Road saltBroader topic: It is the most widely used and generally least expensive road deicer.

• Salt miningRelated: It is the chemical substance obtained from mined rock salt and brine.

• Sodium nitrateCompared with: It shares sodium’s cation but lacks nitrate’s nitrogen and oxidizing chemistry.

• Lithium chlorideCompared with: NaCl shares LiCl’s anion and crystal type but differs in cation and physical properties.

• Lithium fluorideCompared with: Its familiar rock-salt lattice resembles LiF’s, though its ions and material properties differ.

• Sodium sulfateRelated: Some industrial sodium sulfate is produced by reacting sodium chloride with sulfuric acid.

• Potassium bromideCompared with: This familiar rock-salt compound offers a close structural comparison to KBr.

• Sodium perchlorateCompared with: It is a stable chloride salt, unlike perchlorate's oxygen-rich oxidizing anion.

• Monosodium glutamateCompared with: Both provide sodium, but sodium chloride tastes salty while monosodium glutamate emphasizes savoriness.

• Sodium iodideCompared with: Replacing chloride with iodide changes the compound's chemical and biological uses.

• Barium chlorideCompared with: It shares chloride ions but contains sodium rather than toxic barium.

• Sodium bromideCompared with: Replacing bromide with the smaller chloride ion changes crystal dimensions and some physical properties.

• Pickled cucumberRelated: Salt seasons the cucumbers and helps create conditions for controlled fermentation.

• Disodium helideCompared with: Its conventional ion-to-ion bonding highlights Na₂He’s electron-cavity bonding and non-ionic helium.

• Glutamate flavoringCompared with: Salt mainly produces salty taste, while glutamate enhances savory taste.

• Rubidium chlorideCompared with: NaCl shares chloride with RbCl but differs in cation size and physical properties.