Alkali salts

When alkali metal salts are all salts of the alkali metals referred to, that of lithium , sodium , potassium , rubidium , cesium , and the unstable, radioactive francium . These salts are mostly readily soluble in water . They always have a strongly polar character.

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Table salt

A special and important type of alkali salt are their halides , the most important representative of which is sodium chloride ( table salt , evaporated salt ).

Galenics

In galenics , acidic medicinal products are often converted into alkali salts, as these are more stable or more soluble in water than the corresponding carboxylic acids, sulfonic acids or phosphonic acids.

Soap

Alkali salts of fatty acids are of practical importance as soap in everyday life, e.g. B. sodium stearate .

Manufacture of alkali metals

The naturally occurring alkali salts form the starting materials for the production of pure alkali metals.

Individual evidence

^ Axel Kleemann , Jürgen Engel, Bernd Kutscher and Dieter Reichert: Pharmaceutical Substances , 4th edition (2000) 2 volumes published by Thieme-Verlag Stuttgart, ISBN 978-1-58890-031-9 ; online since 2003 with biannual additions and updates.

[Kleemann-1] Axel Kleemann , Jürgen Engel, Bernd Kutscher and Dieter Reichert: Pharmaceutical Substances , 4th edition (2000) 2 volumes published by Thieme-Verlag Stuttgart, ISBN 978-1-58890-031-9 ; online since 2003 with biannual additions and updates.