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Which of the following is classified as a salt: ammonia or sodium chloride

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Sodium Chloride is a salt. 
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Sodium chloride (NaCl)

Step-by-step explanation:

A salt is a compound that is formed as a result of a neutralization reaction. A neutralization reaction is a reaction between an acid and a base to produce salt and water. Consider the example below

HCl + NaOH ⇒ NaCl + H₂O

The reaction above is a neutralization reaction; HCl is an acid while NaOH is a base and NaCl (sodium chloride) is the salt produced. NaCl is usually referred to as common salt.

Ammonia (NH₃) is a base. A base is a substance that produces hydroxyl ion (OH⁻) as the only negative ion when dissolved in water. Consider the equation below

NH₃ + H₂O ⇄ NH₄⁺ + OH⁻

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