Sodium Compounds
Common Name | Chemical Name | Formula |
Washing soda | Sodium carbonate | Na2CO3 |
Baking soda | Sodium bicarbonate | NaHCO3 |
Borax | Sodium tetraborate decahydrate | Na2B4O7·10H2O |
Brine | Aqueous sodium chloride solution | NaCl |
Caustic soda | Sodium hydroxide | NaOH |
Hypo | Sodium thiosulfate | Na2S2O3 |
Calcium Compounds
Common Name | Chemical Name | Formula |
Bleaching powder | Calcium hypochlorite | Ca(ClO)2 |
Quick Lime | Calcium oxide | CaO |
Marble | Calcium carbonate | CaCO3 |
Plaster of paris | Calcium sulfate | CaSO4 |
Chalk | Calcium carbonate | CaCO3 |
Gypsum | natural Calcium sulfate | CaSO4·2H2O |
Other Compounds
Common Name | Chemical Name | Formula |
Alum | Aluminium potassium sulfate | KAl(SO4)2.12H2O |
Aqua regia | Nitrohydrochloric acid | HNO3 + 3 HCl |
Aspirin | Acetylsalicylic acid | C9H8O4 |
Corundum (ruby, sapphire) | Aluminium oxide | Al2O3 |
Dry ice | Solid Carbondioxide | CO2 |
Epsom salts | Magnesium sulfate | MgSO4·7H2O |
Heavy Water | Deutrium oxide | 2H2O or D2O |
Pearl Ash | Potassium carbonate | K2CO3 |
Plumbago | Graphite | C |
Prussic acid | Hydrogen cyanide | HCN |
Jeweller’s rouge | Ferric oxide | Fe2O3 |
Saltpeter | Potassium nitrate | KNO3 |
Table sugar | Sucrose | C12H22O11 |
Talc or talcum | Magnesium silicate | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Vinegar | Acetic acid | CH3CO2H |