Common salt is known as sodium chloride.
Salt is essential because it is very good to the health of humans and of animals. Common salt can be called table-salt in terms of domestic use,when small amount of other chemicals substance are added to salt it will keep it flowing freely when in mixed up with the atmosphere.
Salt and potassium must be combined to get iodised salt, because a diet is not supposed to be lacking in iodine. The absence of iodine can cause goitre.
Both humans and animals need salt, this found in the form of solid block in physical state called salt licks.
To the food industry salt is very important . Salt used as a preservative and seasoning in indust
Salt commonly used in chemical industries. Salt is used production of baking soda, sodium bicarbonate, caustic soda, sodium hydroxide, hydrochloric acid, chlorine . It is also used in making of soaps, and in the production of glaze.
When salt is added to water it reduces the melting point. When combined with grit salt used for clearing roads of snow.