Chemical Salts

Definition of Salts:

A chemical compound that consists of ionic composition of positively charged cations and negatively charged anions, resulting in a substance with no net electric charge are called salts.

Example :

• $\mathrm{<span\; style="font-size:\; medium;">NaCl</span>}$ NaCl - Sodium chloride
• $\mathrm{KCl}$ KCl - Potassium chloride
• ${\mathrm{CaCl}}_2$ CaCl₂ - Calcium chloride
• ${\mathrm{NaHSO}}_4$ NaHSO₄- Sodium bisulfate
• ${\mathrm{CuSO}}_4$ CuSO₄ - Copper sulfate
• ${\mathrm{MgSO}}_4$ MgSO₄ - Magnesium sulfate (Epsom salt)
• $\mathrm{KI}$ KI - Potassium iodide
• ${\mathrm{KMnO}}_4$KMnO₄ - Potassium permanganate
• ${\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{COONa}$CH₃COONa - Sodium acetate
• ${\left({\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{COO}\right)}_2\mathrm{Ca}$Ca(C₂H₃O₂)₂ - Calcium acetate