Salty Surprise: Ordinary Table Salt Turns into 'Forbidden' Forms

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Direct Link: http://phys.org/news/2013-12-salty-ordinary-table-salt-forbidden.html

This informational text is intended to support reading in the content area. Scientists use normal table salt and expose it to extreme conditions to create new compounds that defy the classical rules of chemistry. These new compounds may help to produce better products with new applications and understand planetary cores.

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Subject(s): Science, English Language Arts, English Language Arts (B.E.S.T. - Effective starting 2021-2022)
Grade Level(s): 11, 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: chemical compounds, table salt, octet rule, chemical formula, chemical bonding, text complexity, informational text
Instructional Component Type(s): Text Resource
Resource Collection: STEM Reading Resources

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