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What is the common chemical name for ordinary table salt?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Sodium Carbonate
  2. Sodium Chloride
  3. Potassium Chloride
  4. Calcium Carbonate

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Sodium Chloride

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: B) Sodium Chloride šŸ“š Explanation: Ordinary table salt, heavily used worldwide for cooking and preserving food, is a chemical compound. Its formal chemical name is sodium chloride, and its chemical formula is NaCl. It is naturally obtained by evaporating seawater or by extracting it from deep underground salt mines.