Potassium chloride is a compound found in many low-sodium salt substitutes, says registered dietitian Natalie Rizzo, TODAY's nutrition editor. It has a mildly salty taste that becomes bitter in ...

Salts are natural components of soil, surface, and groundwater. They are ionic mineral compounds, which means they bonded by electrostatic attractions between cations (+ charge) and anions (- charge).

A salt is a type of compound which is made when an acid reacts with certain metals. The first part of the name of the salt produced comes from the metal and the second part comes from the acid ...

A little water helps expose the sodium so it can react with the chlorine gas. The reaction releases a lot of heat as the ionic compound sodium chloride is formed. A sodium and chlorine atom are near ...

A salt is a type of compound which is made when an acid reacts with certain metals. The first part of the name of the salt produced comes from the metal and the second part comes from the acid ...