List of Chemical Compounds and their Common Names and Formulas

 

Common Names	Chemical Compound	Chemical formulas
Baking powder	Sodium bicarbonate	NaHCO3
Bleaching powder	Calcium Oxychloride	CaOCL2
Blue Vitriol	Copper Sulphate	CuSO4.5H20
Baryta	Barium hydroxide	Ba(OH)2
Bleach (laundry)	Sodium hypochlorite	NaOCl
Borax	Sodium tetraborate decahydrate	Na2B4O7 .10H2O
Caustic Soda	Potassium Hydroxide	NaOH
Chalk (Marble)	Calcium Carbonate	CaCo3
Chloroform	Trichloro Methane	CaOCL2
Calomel	Mercurous chloride	HgCl
Carbolic acid	Phenol	C6H5OH
Carborundum	Silicon carbide	SiC
Caustic Potash	Potassium hydroxide	KOH
Chile Saltpeter	Sodium nitrate	NaNO3
Cream of tartar	Potassium hydrogen tartrate/ Potassium bitartrate	KHC4H4O6
Dolomite	Calcium Magnesium carbonate	CaMg(CO3)2
Dry Ice	Solid Carbon dioxide	CO2
Ethanoic acid	Acetic acid	CH3COOH
Epsom	Magnesium Sulphate	MgSO4
Freon	Dichlorodifluoromethane	CF2Cl2
Green Vitriol	Ferrous Sulphate	FeSo4
Galena	Lead (II) sulfide	PbS
Glauber’s Salt	Sodium Sulfate decahydrate	Na2SO4 .10H2O
Glycerin	Trihydroxy propanol	C3H8O3
Gypsum	Calcium sulfate dihydrate	CaSO4.2H2O
Heavy Water	Deuterium Oxide	D2O
Hypo	Sodium Thiosulfate pentahydrate	Na2S2O3.5H2O
Iron pyrite (fool’s gold)	Iron disulfide	FeS2
Jeweler’s Rouge/Red Rouge	Iron(III) Oxide/ Ferric Oxide	Fe2O3
Laughing Gas	Nitrous Oxide	N2O