Videos on Table Salt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erWTsWut7Vc http://www.ehow.com/video_4801926_salt-change-ph-water_.html http://www.ehow.com/video_4801952_salt-dissolve-water_.html

Human Health

Too much table salt can cause health implications such as high blood pressure. Table salt is not a need in the human world. IT causes high blood pressure because blood pressure it is speeding up the blood flow saturated with salt in order to prevent the toxic waste from staying in the heart area too long t avoid the heart from shutting down.

Contact with NaCl

NaCl is part of our everyday lives. It plays a huge part in our diet, not a good part. Our bodies don't require table salt to live but us humans enjoy the taste.

Disposal

For the average person disposing of table salt would be to eat it. Table salt is added to many foods to add flavour, therefore it is safe for consumption. Disposing of large quantities of table salt would cause an unbalance in the environment but is very unlikely. There is not really any rules on how table salt must be disposed of for the average person.

Chemical Properties

1. Sodium Chloride is added to meat to create a curring affect. This creates a new product called Jerky. This makes the meat last longer.

Physical Properties

1. Is clear when pure, although may also appear white, grey or brownish, depending upon purity. When Chlorine is added to Sodium it takes on a more white / clear colour.

2. Has no odour but strong taste. 3. Is course to the touch when in small grains. 4. Its solubility in water is different at different temperatures.

Compound Name and Formula

Compound Name: Sodium + Chlorine-> Sodium Chloride Formula: Na+ Cl -> NaCl