Agri Kit Q&A - Common Salt Compounds in Water
Common salt compounds [1] :
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| Salt compound |
Cation (+) |
Anion (-) |
Common name |
| NaCl |
sodium |
chloride |
table salt |
| Na2SO4 |
sodium |
sulfate |
Glauber's salt |
| MgSO4 |
magnesium |
sulfate |
epsom salts |
| NaHCO3 |
sodium |
bicarbonate |
baking soda |
| Na2CO3 |
sodium |
carbonate |
sal soda |
| CaSO4 |
calcium |
sulfate |
gypsum |
| CaCO3 |
calcium |
carbonate |
calcite (lime) |
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Irrigating water could have at least one of salt compounds listed above.
[1] Ref: www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/crops/00503.html (2-28-2011)
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