Atomic and nuclear properties of materials:
Sodium chloride (NaCl)
QuantityValueUnits ValueUnits
<Z/A> 0.55509     
Density 2.17 g cm-3   
Mean excitation energy 175.3 eV   
Minimum ionization 1.847 MeV g-1cm2 4.008 MeV cm-1
Nuclear collision length 71.2 g cm-2 32.79 cm
Nuclear interaction length 110.1 g cm-2 50.76 cm
Pion collision length 97.0 g cm-2 44.71 cm
Pion interaction length 139.7 g cm-2 64.36 cm
Radiation length 21.91 g cm-2 10.09 cm
Critical energy 44.97 MeV (for e-) 43.69 MeV (for e+)
Molière radius 10.33 g cm-2 4.760 cm
Plasma energy 31.63 eV   
Muon critical energy 646. GeV   
Melting point 1075. K 802.0 C
Boiling point @ 1 atm 1738. K 1465. C
Index of refraction (@ STP, Na D) 1.54     
Composition:
Elem ZAtomic frac* Mass frac*
Na
11
1.00
0.393375
Cl
17
1.00
0.606626
* calculated from mass fraction data.

Explanation of some entries
For muons, dE/dx = a(E) + b(E) E. Tables of b(E): PS PDF TEXT
Table of muon dE/dx and Range: PS PDF TEXT