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sodium???????

ssjslsdd Posts: 59 Joined: 2002/01/23	2002/04/15, 02:25 PM It seems like I should know this but I dont. So what exactly is sodium, is it salt? And how much should I consume in a day?
jnellie Posts: 924 Joined: 2002/02/24	2002/04/15, 02:31 PM yes sodium is salt and i think they say you can have up to 2400 mgs a day i could be wrong just my 2 cents............
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2002/04/15, 02:31 PM Sean, use your search button. Sire asked this same question already. Thanks. P.S. - Yes, sodium (otherwise known as sodium chloride) is salt. -------------- **_Robert_**
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2002/04/15, 03:02 PM a crash course in chemistry: A salt is any compound, other than water, that is formed when a base and an acid are combined.
Boddhisattvha Posts: 1,226 Joined: 2002/03/07	2002/04/15, 03:05 PM I always liked chemistry. Sulferic acid is fun to play with... -------------- And my soul must be iron, because my fear is naked. I'm naked and fearless.
jnellie Posts: 924 Joined: 2002/02/24	2002/04/15, 03:08 PM you are mad.........
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2002/04/15, 03:08 PM oops..... accidently hit the post it button (LOL). anyway, sodium by itself is not a salt. sodium chloride is, and is formed by the neutralization of sodium hydroxide (base) and hydrogen chloride (acid). -------------- Michael "Trample the weak; hurdle the dead!"
Boddhisattvha Posts: 1,226 Joined: 2002/03/07	2002/04/15, 03:11 PM Some people think so Mr. Savage. For a chemist you make a pretty good powerlifter 8 ball. -------------- And my soul must be iron, because my fear is naked. I'm naked and fearless.
jnellie Posts: 924 Joined: 2002/02/24	2002/04/15, 03:11 PM oh did you know that off the top of your head i am impressed........
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2002/04/15, 04:01 PM a BS in physics has its advatages! hey, brains and brawn CAN go together...LOL -------------- Michael "Trample the weak; hurdle the dead!"
jnellie Posts: 924 Joined: 2002/02/24	2002/04/15, 04:04 PM how big are those pipes
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2002/04/16, 02:06 AM I agree Michael! lol Now, when will we get a second pic of you? -------------- - Nina :o) La vie est toujours aussi belle.....
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2002/04/16, 04:42 AM when i find one i like, nina. im not too much of a picture person, so we'll see..........LOL -------------- Michael "Trample the weak; hurdle the dead!"
jnellie Posts: 924 Joined: 2002/02/24	2002/04/16, 07:41 PM how big are those pipes michael..........