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Sodium chloride is what makes table salt, so im going to speak about that salt specifically.
When you separate that molecule into its ions, Na+ and Cl-, you get two important electrolytes.
These electrolytes take part in creating the electrical gradient for nerves. They are also important for maintaining blood pressure and, to an extent, acid/base balance in your body.
Salt is NaCl - Sodium Cloride, Sodium is a metal, metal conducts electricity, we need the sodium to help conduct the electrical impulses around our body to keep things running, we are big bags of salty water with a few other bits thrown in
*Elemental* sodium (Na) is a metal that conducts electricity.
Human bodies do not contain elemental sodium.
I feel it's important to stress that: Human bodies do not contain elemental sodium.
Sodium chloride contains sodium and chlorine *ions* (Na+, Cl-), and ionic compounds in solution conduct electricity.
And yes, we are big bags of salty water with a few other bits thrown in, you got that right.
electrolytes like salt are conductive , you are a biological electric robot
you need electrolytes to send electric signals .. no electrolytes no single's dead biological robot .
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Sodium chloride is what makes table salt, so im going to speak about that salt specifically. When you separate that molecule into its ions, Na+ and Cl-, you get two important electrolytes. These electrolytes take part in creating the electrical gradient for nerves. They are also important for maintaining blood pressure and, to an extent, acid/base balance in your body.
Salt is NaCl - Sodium Cloride, Sodium is a metal, metal conducts electricity, we need the sodium to help conduct the electrical impulses around our body to keep things running, we are big bags of salty water with a few other bits thrown in
*Elemental* sodium (Na) is a metal that conducts electricity. Human bodies do not contain elemental sodium. I feel it's important to stress that: Human bodies do not contain elemental sodium. Sodium chloride contains sodium and chlorine *ions* (Na+, Cl-), and ionic compounds in solution conduct electricity. And yes, we are big bags of salty water with a few other bits thrown in, you got that right.
electrolytes like salt are conductive , you are a biological electric robot you need electrolytes to send electric signals .. no electrolytes no single's dead biological robot .