Chemistry- Common Substances & their Chemical Names

 

 

1-

Epsom salt

magnesium sulfate heptahydrate

MgSO4.7 H2O

2-

graphite

carbon

C

 

3-

marble

calcium carbonate

CaCO3

4-

oil of vitriol

sulfuric acid

H2SO4

5-

baking soda

sodium hydrogen carbonate sodium bicarbonate

NaHCO3

6-

Borax

sodium tetraborate decahydrate

Na2B4O7.10 H2O

7-

laughing gas

dinitrogen oxide

N2O

8-

galena

lead (II) sulfide

PbS

9-

limestone

calcium carbonate

CaCO3

10-

milk of magnesia

magnesium hydroxide

Mg(OH)2

11-

plaster of paris

calcium sulfate hydrate

CaSO4. H2O

12-

quicksilver

mercury

Hg

13-

muriatic acid

hydrochloric acid

HCl

14-

quartz

silicon dioxide

SiO2

15-

washing soda

sodium carbonate decahydrate

Na2CO3.10 H2O

16-

salt

sodium chloride

NaCl

17-

hypo

sodium thiosulfate

Na2S2O3

18-

potash

potassium carbonate

K2CO3

19-

salt substitute

potassium chloride

KCl

20-

slaked lime

calcium hydroxide

Ca(OH)2

21-

sugar

sucrose

C12H22O11

22-

grain alcohol

ethanol

C2H5OH

23-

lime

calcium oxide

CaO

24-

TSP trisodium phosphate

sodium phosphate

Na3PO4

25-

galena

lead (II) sulfide

PbS

26-

Freon

dichlorodifluoromethane

CF2Cl2

27-

cream of tartar

potassium hydrogen tartrate

KHC4H4O6

28-

iron pyrite (fool’s gold)

iron disulfide

FeS2

29-

wood alcohol

methyl alcohol

CH3OH

30-

saltpeter

potassium nitrate

KNO3