The cohesive energy of NaCl is - 7.90 eV, with a Coulomb contribution of -8.85 eV, a repulsive contribution of 1.02 eV, a van der Waals contribution of - 0.125 eV, and a term due to the zero point ...

At its most basic, salt is an ionic compound, sodium chloride (NaCl). But it has a wide range of uses from medicine (i.e. saline wash) to construction and de-icing roads to cooking and preserving ...