Sodium Chloride by MP Biomedicals is a high grade reagent. Also known as salt, this is an ionic compound easily available. It is available as colourless crystals which is soluble in water. It has a melting point of 801 C and a Boiling point at 1,413 C. Salt is presently mass-produced by evaporation of seawater or brine from brine wells and salt lakes. CAS Number: 7647-14-5 Quantity provided: 1 kg per bottle Chemical formula: NaCl Molecular weight: 58.44 Sodium Chloride has a wide range of applications in biological and chemical industries. It is expansively used in the food industry for flavouring as well as preservation. In medicine, Sodium chloride is used together with water, as saline which is one of the primary solutions for intravenous therapy. It is used in the Solvay process to produce sodium carbonate and calcium chloride. Sodium carbonate, in turn, is used to produce glass, sodium bicarbonate, and dyes, as well as a numerous other chemicals. It is also used to generate ion-exchange resins for the softening of hard water. Salt is also incorporated in microbiological media for culturing as well as in fermentation formulations, to support the growth of microorganisms. These reagents are suitable for industrial and research applications.