Physical and Chemical Properties
What color are road salts?
White
Grey
Blue or
Brown
Can you become a chemist in the road salt division?
Yes, you can.
Is sodium chloride opaque?
Yes, you can't see through sodium chloride
Road salts are extremely dense.
True or False?
False, they only weigh 2.17 grams per cubic centimeter.
True or False?
True.
Are road salts opaque?
No; road salt can be translucent
Road salts are illegal.
True or False
False. Road salts are legal but harmful to the environment.
Is sodium chloride toxic?
Yes
Road salts are solid cubes and can't melt or dissolve.
True or False
Can groundwater be affected by road salts?
Yes, they pollute water and it harms the animals living in it.
What is the texture of road salt?
(How does it feel?)
Road salt has a rough texture
You can find a job as a Road salt remover.
True or False?
False, you can't find/get a job as a road salt remover. Unless you start your own legal business.
Is sodium chloride flammable?
No; sodium chloride is NOT flammable.
Is sodium chloride used in making road salt?
Yes, sodium chloride is the main ingredient for making road salts.
Road salts can cause drivers to get into accidents.
True or False?
False, road salts help drivers drive when roads are slippery and wet.
How do road salts behave in water?
Road salts are soluble (meaning they dissolve) and they lower the freezing point of water
Do scientists work with road salts?
Yes, they do.
Is there a difference between sodium chloride and road salt?
Yes, road salt has additives.
Sodium chloride is white but road salt is white, blue, grey, or brown.
True or False?
True.
Road salt does not have additives, so it can be consumed.
True or False?
False, road salts are used for safety purposes, not for consuming.
For road salts to function there needs to be __?
For road salts to work there needs to be at least a small amount of liquid water.
While being a chemist or a scientist you will probably research on how to make salt safer for the environment.
True or False?
True. You will in likelihood research how to make salt safer for the environment.
Sodium chloride is one of the main ingredients for fire extinguishers.
True or False?
True, sodium chloride is one of the main ingredients used in fire extinguishers.
Can road salts be consumed if melted or dissolved?
No, they can't.
Road salt has additives so it highers the freezing point of water.
True or False?
False, they actually lower the freezing point of water.