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Salt, chloride and sodium converter
Convert between tonnes of salt, chloride and sodium, for environmental reporting or comparing salt use between years.
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How it's calculated
Sodium chloride is NaCl. With atomic masses of 22.990 (sodium) and 35.453 (chlorine), one formula unit weighs 58.443, so salt is 60.66% chloride and 39.34% sodium by weight. These figures are for pure sodium chloride. Road salt also contains some moisture and other minerals, so use your supplier's analysis for exact reporting.
Note: Chloride from road salt does not break down, so agencies often track tonnes of chloride as well as tonnes of salt.
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Cite this page
For school projects and reports. Teachers often prefer the original sources too: see the list below.
The Salt Almanac. (2026, November 8). Salt, chloride and sodium converter. https://saltalmanac.com/tools/salt-chloride-sodium-converter
“Salt, chloride and sodium converter | Salt Calculators.” The Salt Almanac, 8 Nov. 2026, saltalmanac.com/tools/salt-chloride-sodium-converter. Accessed [today's date].
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Original sources
- Wikipedia. Sodium chloride (data page): properties of water–NaCl mixtures at 20 °C, from the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 86th ed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_chloride_(data_page)
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. How salt works and overview of deicing chemicals. https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/How_salt_works_and_overview_of_deicing_chemicals