Physical Science, New York EditionUnit 6:
Interactions of MatterFormula for bath saltsSalt Research Project Type: Technology Using a variety of resources, research what elements are used to make salts,
how they are made, where they can be found, and where they are used. You may
be interested in researching bath salts and their popularity in today’s society.
Some suggestions might include:
Sodium chloride (NaCl),
Potassium chloride (KCl),
Ammonium chloride (NH4Cl),
Magnesium sulfate (MgSO4),
Sodium Sulfate (Na2SO4),
Potassium acetate (CH3CO2K),
Sodium nitrate (NaNO3)
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)
Copper(II) acetate (Cu(CH3CO2)), or
Ammonium sulfate ((NH4)2SO4).
Resources:
Visit these sites to help you research salts.
What is salt? http://www.saltinstitute.org/15.html
Ammonium chloride http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonium_chloride
Magnesium Sulfate http://www.mgwater.com/toxicity.shtml
Intravenous MgSO4 http://www.med.umich.edu/pediatrics/ebm/cats/mgso4.htm
Potassium acetate http://www.inchem.org/documents/icsc/icsc/eics0547.htm
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