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Molar mass of Sodium chloride

The molecular formula of Sodium chloride is NaCl, giving a molar mass of 58.440 g/mol.

Molar mass
58.440g/mol

Computed from the formula with the IUPAC conventional atomic weights (abridged, 2021 edition).

Formula
NaCl
Category
Common Salts
Atoms per molecule
2

Sodium chloride conversions

Mass ↔ amount and solution conversions derived from the stored molar mass of 58.440 g/mol.

1 mmol58.440 mg
1 g17.1116 mmol
1 M58.440 g/L

About Sodium chloride

Common table salt and the base of physiological saline: a 0.9% w/v solution is isotonic with blood plasma, so it is the default infusion and cell-wash medium. Its cubic lattice is the textbook example of ionic bonding.

Related compounds

Other entries in Common Salts.

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