Salt

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The greatest single use of salt is
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• Food uses
• Making other chemicals
• Agricultural uses
• Highway de-icing

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Table salt is primarily composed of which two
elements?
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The chemical bond between the two elements in
salt is which type of bond?
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• Ionic bond
• Covalent bond
• Hydrogen bond
• James Bond

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True or False
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• Salt has been used to "seed" clouds to produce
  rain in desert areas.

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The average American consumes how much salt per
year?
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• 6 pounds
• 28 pounds
• 119 pounds
• 402 pounds

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True or False
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• Adding a pinch of salt to a soft drink will make
  it retain its fizz longer.

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True or False
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• New brooms will wear longer if soaked in hot
  saltwater before they are first used .

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What percentage of seawater is actually salt?
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• 2.6
• 8.1
• 12.9
• 36.7

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Salt in the form of a mineral is called
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• Pyrite
• Hematite
• Halite
• Chlorite

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True or False
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• Most table salt is fortified with Iodine to
  prevent caking and clumping.

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The greatest single use of salt is
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• Food uses
• Making other chemicals
• Agricultural uses
• Highway de-icing

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Table salt is primarily composed of which two
elements?
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Sodium and Chlorine (not Chloride- chloride is a
diatomic compound, not an element)
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The chemical bond between the two elements in
salt is which type of bond?
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• Ionic bond
• Covalent bond
• Hydrogen bond
• James Bond

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True or False
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• Salt has been used to "seed" clouds to produce
  rain in desert areas.

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The average American consumes how much salt per
year?
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• 6 pounds
• 28 pounds
• 119 pounds
• 402 pounds

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True or False
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• Adding a pinch of salt to a soft drink will make
  it retain its fizz longer.

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True or False
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• New brooms will wear longer if soaked in hot
  saltwater before they are first used .

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What percentage of seawater is actually salt?
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• 2.6
• 8.1
• 12.9
• 36.7

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Salt in the form of a mineral is called
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• Pyrite
• Hematite
• Halite
• Chlorite

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True or False
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• Most table salt is fortified with Iodine to
  prevent caking and clumping.