The Impact of Salt in Pickling: A Chemistry Exploration in Everyday Life
A chemistry assignment exploring the role of salt in the pickling process and its impact on food preservation.
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The Impact of Salt in Pickling: A Chemistry Exploration in Everyday LifeA freshman is currently enjoying the Arts Studio program she is pursuing at a well-knownuniversity. In her free time, she likes to skate, take salsa dance lessons, and cook. Sheparticularly enjoys pickling and decides to pickle olives over a leisurely weekend. According tothe recipe, she needs to add three teaspoons of salt to one cup of diced olives. However, sheerroneously adds six teaspoons instead. Each teaspoon of salt weighs about 5g and containsabout 2,300 mg of sodium.•Determine the amount of sodium that has been actually added, in grams.•State the chemical formula of salt and classify the bond as ionic, polar covalent, or non-polar covalent