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Table salt is made from sodium and chlorine which can be poisonous. Still we can eat table salt without getting poisoned. Why?

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Table salt is sodium chloride, a compound which is different in properties from its constituent elements sodium and chlorine. Sodium is highly reactive element while chlorine is a reactive poisonous gas. But table salt made from sodium and chlorine is safe to consume.

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