Rock salt

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Description

Common name for large crystals of sodium chloride that are often used for melting ice.

Synonyms and Related Terms

sodium chloride; halite

Resources and Citations

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 685
  • CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980 Comment: density=2.18