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Common Compounds Acids: Chemical Name Chemical Formula Common Name/S CH Cooh CH Cooh H Bo H Co HCL HCN Hno H So 1 Part Hno: 3 Parts HCL

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COMMON COMPOUNDS

Acids:
Chemical name Chemical formula Common name/s
Concentrated acetic acid CH3COOH Glacial acetic acid

Diluted acetic acid CH3COOH Vinegar

Boric acid H3BO3 Agua boricada

Carbonic acid H2CO3 Acid of air

Hydrochloric acid HCl Muriatic acid

Hydrocyanic acid HCN Prussic acid

Nitric acid HNO3 Aqua fortis (“strong water”)

Sulfuric acid H2SO4 Oil of vitriol


Mixture of nitric acid and
1 part HNO3 : 3 parts HCl Aqua regia (“royal water”)
hydrochloric acid

Bases:
Ammonium hydroxide NH4OH Ammonia water

Barium hydroxide Ba(OH)2 Baryta water

Calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2 Slaked lime


Calcium hydroxide saturated
Ca(OH)2 Limewater
solution
Magnesium hydroxide Mg(OH)2 Milk of magnesia

Potassium hydroxide KOH Caustic potash

Sodium hydroxide NaOH Caustic soda

Salts:
Ammonium chloride NH4Cl Sal ammoniac

Barium sulfate BaSO4 Barite

Calcium carbonate CaCO3 Limestone

Calcium fluoride CaF2 Fluorspar


Lead acetate Pb(CH3COO)2 Sugar of lead

Lead chromate PbCrO4 Chrome yellow

Lead sulfide PbS Galena

Mercuric chloride HgCl2 Corrosive sublimate

Mercurous chloride Hg2Cl2 Calomel

Potassium nitrate KNO3 Saltpeter (or salitre)

Potassium permanganate KMnO4 Mineral chameleon

Silver nitrate AgNO3 Lunar caustic

Sodium bicarbonate NaHCO3 Baking soda

Anhydrous sodium carbonate Na2CO3 Soda ash

Sodium chloride NaCl Common table salt

Sodium chloride solution NaCl Brine

Sodium nitrate NaNO3 Chile saltpeter

Sodium silicate Na2SiO3 Waterglass

Hydrated salts (or hydrates):


Dihydrated calcium sulfate CaSO4 · 2 H2O Gypsum

Hemihydrated calcium sulfate CaSO4 · ½ H2O Plaster of Paris

Pentahydrated copper sulfate CuSO4 · 5 H2O Blue vitriol

Heptahydrated ferrous sulfate FeSO4 · 7 H2O Green vitriol (or copperas)


Heptahydrated magnesium
MgSO4 · 7 H2O Epsom salt
sulfate
Decahydrated sodium
Na2CO3 · 10 H2O Washing soda (or sal soda)
carbonate
Decahydrated sodium sulfate Na2SO4 · 10 H2O Glauber’s salt

Decahydrated sodium
Na2B4O7 · 10 H2O Borax
tetraborate
Pentahydrated sodium
Na2S2O3 · 5 H2O Hypo
thiosulfate
Heptahydrated zinc sulfate ZnSO4 · 7 H2O White vitriol

Double salts:
Calcium chloride hypochlorite CaOCl2 Bleaching powder
Potassium aluminum sulfate
KAl(SO4)2 · 12 H2O Alum
dodecahydrate
Potassium bitartrate KHC4H4O6 Cream of tartar
Rochelle salt (or Seignette
Potassium sodium tartrate KNaC4H4O6
salt)

Oxides and Peroxides:


Aluminum oxide Al2O3 Alumina

Arsenous oxide As2O3 Arsenic white

Calcium oxide CaO Quicklime

Carbon dioxide CO2 Choke damp

Ferric oxide Fe2O3 Hematite

Hydrogen peroxide H2O2 Agua oxigenada

Lead oxide PbO Litharge

Magnesium oxide MgO Magnesia

Nitrous oxide N2O Laughing gas

Silicon dioxide SiO2 Silica

Zinc oxide ZnO Zinc white

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