Monosodium glutamate (MSG), also known as sodium glutamate, is a sodium salt of glutamic acid. MSG is found naturally in some foods including tomatoes and cheese in this glutamic acid form. MSG is used in cooking as a flavor enhancer with a savory taste that intensifies the meaty, savory flavor of food, as naturally occurring glutamate does in foods such as stews and meat soups.
Monosodium glutamate
In chemistry, a salt or ionic compound is a chemical compound consisting of an ionic assembly of positively charged cations and negatively charged anions, which results in a neutral compound with no net electric charge. The constituent ions are held together by electrostatic forces termed ionic bonds.
X-ray spectrometer developed by W. H. Bragg
Halite, the mineral form of sodium chloride, forms when salty water evaporates leaving the ions behind.
Solid lead(II) sulfate (PbSO4)
Edge-on view of portion of crystal structure of hexamethyleneTTF/TCNQ charge transfer salt.