A salt molecule is 1 sodium and 1 chlorine. If you measure by mass, the chlorine is about 50% heavier than the sodium, so salt is not 50/50, it’s actually closer to something like 33.3/66.7.
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Carrolade@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Maybe.
A salt molecule is 1 sodium and 1 chlorine. If you measure by mass, the chlorine is about 50% heavier than the sodium, so salt is not 50/50, it’s actually closer to something like 33.3/66.7.
Another possibility is the addition of something like potassium chloride, which is similar to table salt. It obviously won’t contribute any sodium though.
lowspeedchase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
EvilBit@lemmy.world 4 days ago
It would be 40/60, not 33.3/66.7, if chlorine is 50% heavier.
You gave values for chlorine being 100% heavier, or sodium being 50% the mass of chlorine.
Just a drive-by ackshually. Carry on.