Sodium Chloride

Sodium Chloride

Prepared For: Ms. Hawkins

Prepared By: Jourdyn Forsyth

Health Factors

Molecular Compound

"Sodium chloride is necessary to help your body maintain fluid balance, help your muscles relax and your nerves transmit signals." Excessive amounts of salt in your diet can cause high blood pressure. Heart disease and strokes are a result of high blood pressure. "Individuals more sensitive to the effects of high salt intakes include those with existing high blood pressure, diabetes and chronic kidney disease."

This is a molecular model of the ionic compound sodium chloride.

Skeletal Chemical Equation

Na + Cl -> Na Cl

Na = 1 Na = 1

Cl = 1 Cl = 1

Therefore the equation is already balanced because both sodium and chlorine have one electron in their outer shell.

NaCl + H2O <- -> H2O + Na + Cl

Sodium Chloride

Na= 1

Cl= 1

H= 2

O= 1

Uses of Sodium Chloride in the Home and Industry

Balanced Skeletal Chemical Equation

The chemical equation for salt water is already balanced.

NaCl + H2O <- -> H2O + Na + Cl

Na= 1

Cl= 1

H= 2

O= 1

Sodium chloride, also known as salt, is used widely as a seasoning for foods. It is also used in preserving and curing of meats and many other types of food. Salt is one of the most common food preservatives. Aside from being used in foods, salt is utilized in the production of soap, glass, pottery and textile dyes. Salt is applied to streets and highways during the winter months to melt snow and ice. In the medical field, sodium chloride solutions are used in intravenous infusions and saline is used to clean contact lenses.

The chemical compound that I will be addressing is sodium chloride. Sodium chloride is an ionic compound found in numerous food items and medical treatments. The most common names used to identify sodium chloride are "salt" or "table salt". Salt can provide our society with many benefits but comes with the cost of obstructing our environment. The chemical formula for sodium chloride is NaCl.

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Reaction to Different Chemicals

Fun Facts about

Sodium Chloride

Sodium + Chlorine -> Sodium Chloride

Sodium and Chlorine yields Sodium Chloride

The formula to produce this compound is:

Na + Cl -> NaCl

This is a synthesis reaction.

Sodium Chloride yields Water and Sodium and Chlorine.

NaCl + H2O <- -> H2O + Na + Cl

This is the chemical equation for salt water. It is a decomposition reaction.

• "Historically, salt has been used as money; a high tax on salt was a contributing cause of the French Revolution."
• Your body needs 200mg of salt everyday to be healthy.
• "Small doses of sodium have important health benefits for the brain and nervous system as well as the body’s ability to regulate water intake."

Implications on the Environment

Sodium chloride is used to melt snow and ice during the winter but once the salt has completed its job, where does it go? The salt drains into our ground water. Once the salt has entered the water basin, an expensive and difficult process is used to ensure that the salt water does not make its way into our houses. The road salt can also affect aquatic life when it migrates into lakes and streams. The salt that is sprinkled onto the road can erode surrounding soil up to 650 feet away. The erosion of the soil causes the disruption of ecosystems and damages trees and vegetation.