What is the chemical name of common table salt?
Correct answer: B. Sodium chloride
- A. Sodium bicarbonate
- B. Sodium chloride
- C. Calcium carbonate
- D. Potassium chloride
Explanation
Table salt is sodium chloride, NaCl. Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO₃) is baking soda and calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) is limestone — both common distractors in everyday science papers.
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