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both sodium chloride and potassium nitrate has ph 7. then why we use only sodium chloride as commont salt? why not potassium nitarte?

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Salinity of sea water and extra cellular fluid of multicellular organisms is due to the Sodium chloride. Availability of NaCl is also more compare to KNO_3. That is why NaCl is used as a common salt.

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