sodium chloride

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q2314
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sodium chloride

Summary

sodium chloride is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 0.88% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,231 views/month, #111 of 12,596).[2]

Key Facts

  • sodium chloride's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • sodium chloride's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Na+].[Cl-][4].
  • sodium chloride's chemical formula is recorded as NaCl[5].
  • sodium chloride is a type of sodium salt[6].
  • sodium chloride is a type of chloride[7].
  • sodium chloride is used for table salt[8].
  • sodium chloride is used for medication[9].
  • sodium chloride's Commons category is recorded as Sodium chloride[10].
  • sodium chloride's said to be the same as is recorded as table salt[11].
  • sodium chloride comprises sodium[12].
  • sodium chloride comprises chlorine[13].
  • sodium chloride comprises sodium ion[14].
  • sodium chloride comprises chloride ion[15].
  • sodium chloride's crystal system is recorded as cubic crystal system[16].
  • sodium chloride's space group is recorded as space group Fm-3m[17].
  • sodium chloride's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sodium chloride[18].
  • sodium chloride's refractive index is recorded as {'amount': '+1.544202'}[19].
  • sodium chloride's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • sodium chloride's has characteristic is recorded as hygroscopy[21].
  • sodium chloride's different from is recorded as salt[22].
  • sodium chloride's different from is recorded as table salt[23].
  • sodium chloride's MCN code is recorded as 2501.00.20[24].
  • sodium chloride's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+2.165'}[25].
  • sodium chloride's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+57.959'}[26].
  • sodium chloride's melting point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+800.8'}[27].

Why It Matters

sodium chloride ranks in the top 0.88% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,231 views/month, #111 of 12,596).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0329553-kuchynska-sul
    Refractive index {'amount': '+1.544202'}
    Has parts
    Subclass of sodium salt, chloride
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0329553-kuchynska-sul, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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