<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Infobox references </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Sodium chloride / ˌsoʊdiəm ˈklɔːraɪd /, also known as salt or halite, is an ionic compound with the chemical formula NaCl, representing a 1: 1 ratio of sodium and chloride ions . With molar masses of 22.99 and 35.45 g / mol respectively, 100 g of NaCl contain 39.34 g Na and 60.66 g Cl . Sodium chloride is the salt most responsible for the salinity of seawater and of the extracellular fluid of many multicellular organisms . In its edible form of table salt, it is commonly used as a condiment and food preservative . Large quantities of sodium chloride are used in many industrial processes, and it is a major source of sodium and chlorine compounds used as feedstocks for further chemical syntheses . A second major application of sodium chloride is de-icing of roadways in sub-freezing weather . </P> <P> In addition to the familiar domestic uses of salt, more dominant applications of the approximately 250 megatons per year production (2008 data) include chemicals and de-icing . </P>

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