Molten salt refers to a salt, which is normally a solid at standard temperature and pressure (STP), being in the liquid phase due to elevated temperature. A salt that is normally liquid even at STP is usually called a room temperature ionic liquid, although technically molten salts are a class of ionic liquids.
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