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Key Stage 2
Meaning
Salt usually refers to the small white grains added to food to improve the flavour.
About Salt
- Table salt is small white crystals.
- Not all salts are the same as table salt and most types of salt are not safe to eat.
Key Stage 3
Meaning
Salts are a group of chemicals made in neutralisation reactions.
About Salt
| Halides | Sulphates | Nitrates |
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Salts are a group of chemicals made in neutralisation reactions.
About Salt
| Halides | Sulphates | Nitrates |
|
Lithium Fluoride - LiF Sodium Chloride - NaCl Magnesium Bromide - MgBr2 Calcium Iodide - CaI2 |
Potassium Sulphate - K2SO4 Aluminium Sulphate - Al2(SO4)3 Iron Sulphate - Fe2(SO4)3 Copper Sulphate - CuSO4 |
Beryllium Nitrate - Be(NO3)2 Ammonium Nitrate - NH4NO3 Potassium Nitrate - KNO3 Zinc Nitrate - Zn(NO3)2 |
References
AQA
- Salts, page 129, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Salts, page 247, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA
- Salts, pages 114, 280, GCSE Chemistry, Hodder, AQA
- Salts, pages 125, 130-132, 134-136, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Chemistry, CGP, AQA
- Salts, pages 147, 155-157, 159-161, GCSE Chemistry, CGP, AQA
Edexcel
- Salts, pages 105, 107-109, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel
- Salts, pages 118-132, 149-153, GCSE Chemistry, CGP, Edexcel
- Salts, pages 43, 45-47, GCSE Chemistry; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel
- Salts, pages 56, 130, GCSE Chemistry, Pearson, Edexcel
- Salts; insoluble, page 69, GCSE Chemistry, Pearson, Edexcel
- Salts; soluble, pages 57, 65, GCSE Chemistry, Pearson, Edexcel