2023 · Q55
An aqueous solution of a salt is known as brine. The salt is:
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- ASodium chloride
- BPotassium chloride
- CCalcium chloride
- DSodium nitrate
Explanation
Brine is the common name for a concentrated aqueous solution of sodium chloride (NaCl), widely used in the chlor-alkali industry and in food preservation. Aqueous solutions of potassium chloride, calcium chloride or sodium nitrate are not called brine. Hence the salt is sodium chloride.