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Question:

Can you die breathing in salt?

If you boil down salt to a vapor form and breathe it in, can it kill you? or do you have to mix it with another chemical for it to become deadly. (Or will the vapor be so hot it will burn your lungs)

Answer:

The boiling point of inorganic salts is extremely high due to the strength of their ionic bonds. The temperatures will kill you.
The boiling point of salt is incredibly high. Like thousands of degrees Celsius high. If you can actually manage to boil salt I would not recommend inhaling it.

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