Freshman in clooege decides to try her hand at pickling olives. According to the recipe, she needs to add 3 tsps. of salt to 1 cup diced olives. She erroneously adds 6 tsps instead. Each tsp weighs about 5g and contains 2300 mg of sodium. Determine the amount of sodium added in grams and state the chemical formula of salt and classify as ionic, polar covalent or non-polar covalent.

6 tsp x (2300 mg Na/tsp) = mg Na added. Convert to grams.

NaCl is an ionic compound.

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To determine the amount of sodium added in grams, we need to calculate the total amount of sodium in the 6 teaspoons of salt. We are given that each teaspoon contains 2300 mg of sodium.

First, we need to convert 2300 mg to grams. Since 1 gram is equal to 1000 milligrams, we divide 2300 mg by 1000 to obtain 2.3 grams of sodium in each teaspoon.

Now, we can calculate the total amount of sodium added by multiplying the amount of sodium in one teaspoon (2.3 grams) by the number of teaspoons added (6):
Total sodium = 2.3 grams/teaspoon * 6 teaspoons = 13.8 grams of sodium.

Therefore, the amount of sodium added is 13.8 grams.

Now, let's move on to the chemical formula of salt. The chemical formula for salt is NaCl.

Salt is an ionic compound composed of sodium ions (Na+) and chloride ions (Cl-). The sodium ion is formed through the transfer of one electron from sodium (a metal) to chlorine (a non-metal). This transfer creates a positive charge on the sodium ion and a negative charge on the chloride ion.

As a result, salt (NaCl) is classified as an ionic compound due to the presence of ionic bonds between the sodium and chloride ions.