Question

Table salt is made from sodium and chlorine which are poisonous. Still we eat table salt without getting poisoned. Explain why

Answer 1

Table salt is made up of sodium and chlorine elements, which are poisonous. Then too we are able to eat table salt without getting poisoned because when sodium and chlorine are mixed they form a compound and a compound has completely different properties than its constituents. Hence, the poisonous properties of sodium and chlorine are changed and we are able to eat the table salt without getting poisoned.