Re: salt problem.

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• Subject: Re: salt problem.
• From: bryan <bryan-at-apexrad-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Thu, 07 Oct 1999 07:58:51 -0600
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Steve,

There are several brands of salt substitute such as "Salt Free" at the grocers.
This is straight KCl (potassium chloride) available in 8oz. containers for less
than $1.50, only slightly more expensive than NaCl. The purity is not reagent
grade, but *is* on the order of 98 or 99% or so.

Bryan Kaufman

> Original Poster: "Steve Cook" <Steve-at-g8cyerichmond.freeserve.co.uk>
>
> Table salt does often contain additives to ensure free flowing, as far as I
> know most of them are soluble. The solubility of NaCl is fairly low:-
> 35.7%-at-0C,35.8-at-10,35.9-at-15,36-at-20,36.6-at-40,37.3-at-60,38.4-at-80&39.8-at-100 Actually the
> ionic conductivity of potassium chloride is a good bit higher (it is used as
> a salt substitute for those with certain medical problems and should be
> available from health food stores but at what price I don't know. Going back
> to the solubility of NaCl, unless you are using distilled or de-ionised
> water you won't get these amounts tpo dissolve because there are other
> soidium and chloride ions dissolved in tap water.

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