The diagram shows both a unit cell with ion locations indicated (a) and a space filling model (b) of ionic hard spheres. The cohesive energy of NaCl is - 7.90 eV, with a Coulomb contribution of -8.85 ...

Some salts, like table salt (NaCl), are highly soluble in water, while others ... As primary minerals weather, they release salts, which will accumulate in soils if rainfall or leaching are low. In ...