Sulfate vs Chloride What's the difference? | WikiDiff
As nouns the difference between sulfate and chloride is that sulfate is (organic chemistry) any ester of sulfuric acid while chloride is (chemistry) any salt of hydrochloric acid, such as sodium chloride, or any binary compound of chlorine and another element or radical. As a verb sulfate is (chemistry) to treat something with sulfuric acid, a sulfate, or with sulfur dioxide.