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

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

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Subject(s): Science, English Language Arts (B.E.S.T.)

Grade Level(s): 11, 12

Intended Audience: 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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