Most people are familiar with sodium chloride (commonly known as salt) as a kitchen ingredient, but it also has important medical uses. Sodium chloride (NaCl), also known as salt, is an essential ...

In this video excerpt from NOVA's "Hunting the Elements," New York Times technology columnist David Pogue investigates chemical reactions involving sodium. Find out how the electron configuration of ...

Icy stairs and sidewalks are terrifying to navigate on foot, not to mention dangerous. And the experts agree that rock salt (sodium chloride) is about the easiest, fastest and cheapest way to make ice ...

A report on the water produced from gas drilling operations in the Barnett Shale shows high concentrations of sodium and traces of other elements. "It's a very typical sample of produced water in the ...

Q. My doctor has advised me to cut down on sodium. Should I switch from salt to a "light" salt or substitute? (And what's the difference, anyway?) A. "Light" salts, such as Morton Lite Salt Mixture, ...

Chuck Wight, a chemistry professor at the University of Utah, provides the following explanation: A typical water-softening system removes calcium and magnesium ions from hard water and replaces them ...

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2005;62(23):2410-2412. To increase the flexibility in preparation time and storage and decrease waste after reconstituting pantoprazole sodium for injection, it would be ...

If you're one of the many Americans trying to reduce the sodium in your diet, potassium chloride may help do the trick, dietitians say. But some people need to be careful when adding this to their ...