There's a catalog of Hokie merchandise we get a few times a year, I think from the bookstore that has pieces that can be used to decorate gardens, as door stops, and as desk items. But they're about $100+ depending on size and engraving.
Saltpeter is the common name used for several different chemical compounds, specifically for potassium nitrate and sodium nitrate. Potassium nitrate is commonly used in gunpowder, and sodium nitrate is found in fertilizers and explosives.
The word salt is a general chemical term that refers to ionic compounds formed when an acid reacts with a base. They may be simple salts such as. A large pile of salt at an Uppington, South Africa, salt mine. NaCl, KCl, and Na 2 SO 4; acid salts like NaHCO 3 and NaH 2 PO 4; or double salts like KAl(SO 4) 2.Table salt is sodium chloride, a chemical compound with the formula NaCl. Sodium chloride has been used to flavor and preserve food for thousands of years.As a result, salt became an essential part of commercial transactions and was often used as money or barter.alt is used to cure meat and fish by soaking them in brine, rubbing salt onto them, or injecting them with a salt solution. Bacon and cured ham are examples of meats preserved by the use of salt. Salt is also used to make pickles by soaking cucumbers in brine. Rock salt is sprinkled on highways to melt ice.