What is the chemical name of salt?

Salt is an ionic compound which has formed by the neutralisation reaction of an acid and a base. Salts that produce hydroxide ions when dissolved in water are called Alkali salts and salts that produce acidic solutions in water are called acidic salts. Some examples of salts include sodium chloride, cobalt nitrate, copper sulfate, potassium permanganate, nickel chloride etc…

The chemical name of common salt is sodium chloride. The chemical formula of sodium chloride is NaCl.