Eli5: Why is Salt Effective on Everything?

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Salt, it seems like it’s the answer to everything.

– Sore Throat? Salt Water
– Icy Roads? Rock Salt
– Food Bland? Table Salt
– Dehydrated? Gatorade
– Tough Stains? Salt
– Chill Beverages Faster? Salt Water
– Spirits? Shot Gun (Salt Rounds)

There’s probably more uses.

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Not all salts are identical but all salts are powerful chemical substances that contain positive and negative ions. Ions can be acids, bases, or metals. Manipulating the balance of ions creates powerful bonds that affect the reactions chemicals nearby. They are often the difference between life and death in biology. Their powerful ionic bonds “want” to dissolve in water so badly that they will break apart solid ice crystals into liquid to do so.

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