Salt Precipitation Order Debunked: Natron Not Always First

Salt Precipitation Order Debunked: Natron Not Always First. Marcel claimed 99.99999% of evaporating salty lakes produce natron as the first salt The claim is only true if only natron and table salt are present, ignoring other salts Table salt (sodium chloride) is at the bottom of the solubility list and evaporates last

Marcel's claim that 99.99999% of evaporating lakes produce natron first is exaggerated. Table salt (NaCl) is actually LESS soluble and evaporates LAST. Real counterexamples exist: Bonavville salt flats in Utah and Los Colorado in Mexico show visible table salt deposits. Natron = sodium carbonate, not table salt! 🧂

Key Facts

• Marcel claimed 99.99999% of evaporating salty lakes produce natron as the first salt
• The claim is only true if only natron and table salt are present, ignoring other salts
• Table salt (sodium chloride) is at the bottom of the solubility list and evaporates last
• Counterexamples exist: Bonavville salt flats in Utah and Los Colorado in Mexico show visible table salt deposits
• Natron forms with sodium carbonate, not sodium chloride (table salt)
• Marcel took a factual concept about salt precipitation and exaggerated it

Source: I Love Geopolymers, But The Natron Theory Has a Problem by DeDunking