Salt — লবণ

Definition

In chemistry, a salt is the ionic compound formed when an acid neutralizes a base, swapping its hydrogen for a metal or ammonium ion. Table salt, sodium chloride ($\mathrm{NaCl}$), is just the best-known member of a huge family: Epsom salt ($\mathrm{MgSO_{4}}$), baking soda ($\mathrm{NaHCO_{3}}$) and washing soda ($\mathrm{Na_{2}CO_{3}}$) are all salts. Salts are usually crystalline solids with high melting points, and many, like $\mathrm{NaCl}$, dissolve happily in water.

For example

Sea salt harvested in Cox's Bazar is mostly $\mathrm{NaCl}$ with traces of other salts; the iodized salt in your kitchen carries iodine as $\mathrm{KIO_{3}}$ to protect your thyroid.

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