"Common salt is also known as rock salt."Justify.

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Common salt is also known as rock salt because it is made from rock salt only after crushing and refining process.
Rock salt is a mineral of sodium in form of NaCl with other impurities. It is then purified and element like iodine, benefit to human health is added in it to make it a common salt of daily use.

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