Chemical Name: Sodium bicarbonate (IUPAC name: sodium
hydrogen carbonate)
Common Name: Baking soda, It is also known as bread
soda, cooking soda.
Chemical Formula: NaHCO3
Chemical Name: Sodium Carbonate
Common Name: washing soda, soda ash and soda
crystals)
Formula: Na2CO3
Chemical Name: Sodium hypochlorite
Common Name: Bleach or Liquid bleach
Chemical Formula: NaOCl or NaClO
Uses: Bleaching, Cleaning, Disinfection, Deodorizing
Uses: Bleaching, Cleaning, Disinfection,
Deodorizing etc
Chemical Name: Sodium perborate
Chemical Formula: NaH2BO4 or Na2H4B2O8
Its name is sometimes abbreviated as PBS.
This salt is widely used in laundry detergents, as one of
the peroxide-based bleaches.
It is a less aggressive bleach than sodium hypochlorite
and other chlorine-based bleaches, causing less
degradation to dyes and textiles
Chemical Name: Calcium hypochlorite
Calcium Name: Bleaching powder, chlorine powder, or
chlorinated lime.
Calcium hypochlorite is commonly used to sanitize public
swimming pools and disinfect drinking water.
Chemical formula:
Ca(OCl)2
Copper(II) sulfate
Copper(II) sulfate, also known as copper sulphate, are the
inorganic compounds with the chemical formula
CuSO4(H2O)x, where x can range from 0 to 5. The
pentahydrate (x = 5) is the most common form.
Chemical Name: Copper sulphate pentahydrate
(CuSO4·5H2O)
Common Name: Blue vitriol
Crystals of CuSO4·5H2O
Copper sulfate pentahydrate is used as
a fungicide
Chemical Name: Sodium Borate, Sodium
Tetraborate, Or Disodium Tetraborate
IUPAC name -Sodium tetraborate decahydrate
Common Name: Borax
Formula - Na2H4B4O9•nH2O
The most commonly encountered one is the octahydrate
Na2H4B4O9•8H2O
Or decahydrate - Na2B4O7•10H2O (borax)
It is a colorless crystalline solid that dissolves in water.
Uses: Borax is a component of many detergents,
cosmetics, and enamel glazes.
It is used to make buffer solutions in biochemistry, as a
fire retardant, as an anti-fungal compound, in the
manufacture of fiberglass, as a flux in metallurgy,
neutron-capture shields for radioactive sources
Common Name: Brimstone
Sulphur is also called brimstone.
Sulfur is a chemical element with the
symbol S and atomic number 16.
Sulfur is the tenth most common element
by mass in the universe, and the fifth most
common on Earth
Historically and in literature sulfur is also called brimstone which
means "burning stone".
Today, almost all elemental sulfur is produced as a byproduct of
removing sulfur-containing contaminants from natural gas and
petroleum.
Elemental sulfur is a bright yellow, crystalline solid at room
temperature.
Chemical Name: acetylsalicylic acid (ASA)
Common Name: Aspirin
Formula: C9H8O4
It is a medication used to reduce pain, fever, or
inflammation.
Chemical Name: Sodium hydroxide
Common Name: lye, caustic soda, White caustic
Chemical formula: NaOH
Uses: in the manufacture of pulp and paper, textiles,
drinking water, soaps and detergents, and as a drain
cleaner.
Chemical Name: Carbon dioxide
Common Name : Dry Ice (solid form)
Formula : CO2
The frozen solid form of CO2, known
as dry ice is used as a refrigerant and as
an abrasive in dry-ice blasting.
Chemical Name: Ferrous Sulfate
IUPAC name: Iron(II) sulfate
Common Name: Green vitriol, Iron vitriol, Copperas,
Melanterite
Chemical formula : FeSO4
It denotes a range of salts with the formula FeSO4·xH2O. These
compounds exist most commonly as the heptahydrate (x = 7) but are
known for several values of x.
Known since ancient times as copperas and as green vitriol (vitriol is
an archaic name for sulfate), the blue-green heptahydrate (hydrate
with 7 molecules of water) is the most common form of this material.
Chemical Name: Zinc Sulphate
Formula: ZnSO4
The most common form includes water of
crystallization as the heptahydrate, with the
formula ZnSO4•7H2O. It was historically known
as "white vitriol".
Zinc sulfate and its hydrates are colourless solids.
Uses:
In medicine it is used together with oral rehydration therapy (ORT)
and an astringent.
The hydrates, especially the heptahydrate, are the primary forms
used commercially. The main application is as a coagulant in the
production of rayon.
It is used to supply zinc in animal feeds, fertilizers, toothpaste, and
agricultural sprays.
Chemical Name: Sulphuric Acid
Common Name: Oil of vitriol, Battery acid
Formula: H2SO4
It is a mineral acid composed of the elements sulfur, oxygen and
hydrogen.
It is a colourless, odourless, and viscous liquid that is soluble in water
and is synthesized in reactions that are highly exothermic.
Chemical Formula: Calcium oxide
Common Name: quicklime or burnt lime
Formula: CaO
Chemical Name: Calcium carbonate
Common Name: calcite; aragonite; chalk; Limestone;
marble; oyster; pearl, Egg Shell
Formula: CaCO3
The main use of calcium carbonate is in the construction
industry, either as a building material, or limestone
aggregate for road building, as an ingredient of cement,
Chemical Name: Carbonyl dichloride, Carbonyl chloride
Common Name: Phosgene
Formula: COCl2
Phosgene is a valued industrial building block, especially for
the production of urethanes and polycarbonate plastics.
Chemical Name: Calcium sulfate
Formula: It is the inorganic compound with the formula
CaSO4 and related hydrates.
Common Name: Plaster of Paris, Gypsum
Hydration states
CaSO4 · 1 ⁄2 H2O (bassanite): hemihydrate, also known
as plaster of Paris.
Specific hemihydrates are sometimes distinguished: α-
hemihydrate and β-hemihydrate
CaSO4 · 2 H2O (gypsum and selenit (mineral)): dihydrate
Chemical Name: Methane
Formula: CH4
It is a group-14 hydride and the simplest alkane, and is the
main constituent of natural gas.
Common Name: Marsh gas, Natural gas
Methane has also been detected on other planets, including
Mars, which has implications for astrobiology research.
Uses:
Methane is used in industrial chemical processes and may
be transported as a refrigerated liquid (liquefied natural
gas, or LNG).
Methane is used as a fuel for ovens, homes, water
heaters, kilns, automobile, turbines, and other things
Chemical Formula: Sodium chloride
Formula: NaCl
Common Name: Common salt, halite,
rock salt, table salt.
A second major application of sodium
chloride is de-icing of roadways in sub-
freezing weather.
Chemical Name: Ammonium iron (II) sulfate
(IUPAC name)
Other Names: Ferrous ammonium sulfate,
Ammonium iron sulfate
Common Name: Mohr's salt
Formula: (NH4)2Fe(SO4)2(H2O)6
Chemical Name: Magnesium sulfate
Formula: MgSO4
Magnesium sulfate is usually encountered in the form of a
hydrate MgSO4·nH2O, for various values of n between 1
and 11
The most common is the heptahydrate MgSO4·7H2O,
known as Epsom salt, which is a household chemical with
many traditional uses, including bath salts
Chemical Name: Hydrochloric acid
IUPAC name: Chlorane
Common Name: Muriatic Acid, Spirits of salt
Formula: HCl
Chemical Name: Nitrous oxide
Common Name: Laughing gas
Formula: N2O
At room temperature, it is a colourless non-flammable
gas, with a slight metallic scent and taste.
Chemical Name: Calcium hydride
Other names: Calcium(II) hydride, Calcium dihydride
Common Name: Hydrolith
Formula: CaH2
CaH2 is thus used as a drying agent, i.e. a desiccant
Chemical Name: Dichloro (difluoro) methane
Formula: CCl2F2
Common Name: Freon
It iss a colorless gas usually sold under the brand name
Freon-12, and a chlorofluorocarbon halomethane (CFC)
used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant. It is
used as fire retardant in submarines and aircraft.
Chemical Name: Calcium hydroxide
Common Name: slaked lime, Milk of lime, Pickling lime,
Hydrated lime, Portlandite.
Formula: Ca(OH)2
Calcium hydroxide is used in many applications, including
food preparation, where it has been identified as E
number E526. Limewater is the common name for a
saturated solution of calcium hydroxide.
Chemical Name: Phenol
Common Name: Carbolic acid, Hydroxybenzene
Chemical Formula: C6H5OH or C6H6O
Phenol was first extracted from coal tar, but today is
produced on a large scale (about 7 billion kg/year) from
petroleum-derived feedstocks.
It is primarily used to synthesize plastics and related
materials.
Chemical Formula: Calcium Magnesium Carbonate
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2.
Common Name: Dolomite
Chemical Name: Trichloromethane
Common Name: Chloroform
Formula: CHCl3
It is also a precursor to various refrigerants.
Chemical Name: Potassium hydroxide
Common Name: Caustic Potash.
Formula: KOH
Chemical Formula: Aluminium potassium sulfate
dodecahydrate.
Common Name: Potassium alum, potash alum
Formula: KAl(SO4)2
It is commonly encountered as the dodecahydrate,
KAl(SO4)2·12H2O.
The compound is the most important member of the generic class
of compounds called alums, and is often called simply alum
Potassium alum is commonly used in water purification, leather
tanning, dyeing, fireproof textiles, and baking powder as E number
E522.
It also has cosmetic uses as a deodorant, as an aftershave
treatment and as a styptic for minor bleeding from shavin
Chemical Name: Silicon dioxide
Common Name: Quartz, Silica
Formula: SiO2
In many parts of the world, silica is the major constituent of sand.
The high melting point of silica enables it to be used in such
applications such as iron casting; modern sand casting sometimes uses
other minerals for other reasons
Heavy Water - Deuterium Oxide Chemical Formula D2O
The heavy water produced is used as a moderator of neutrons in nuclear
power plants. Graphite rods also used as moderator.
Control rods are used in nuclear reactors to control the fission rate of
uranium or plutonium. Their compositions includes chemical elements such as
boron, cadmium, silver, or indium,
Vinegar - Acetic Acid Chemical Formula: CH3COOH
Uses - Clean microwave, remove grease, mold, mildew, and mineral deposits;
clean carpeting; as a furniture polish; to remove stains on clothing; remove
crayon marks; clean stainless steel; clean window blinds; clean glass; and use
it as a DVD and CD cleaner
Magnesia - Magnesium Oxide
Chemical Formula: MgO
Used as laxative
Milk of Magnesia
Magnesium hydroxide
Chemical Formula: Mg(OH)₂
DDT - Insecticide
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, commonly known as DDT
Chemical formula: C14H9Cl5
Silicon carbide (SiC), also known as carborundum is a semiconductor
containing silicon and carbon
Calomel - Mercurous chloride is the chemical compound with the
formula Hg₂Cl₂, used as Laxative
Corrosive Sublimate
Mercuric chloride
Chemical compound of mercury and chlorine with the formula HgCl₂
Chile saltpeter - Sodium nitrate is the chemical compound with the
formula NaNO₃
Ordinary saltpeter - potassium nitrate KNO₃
Glauber salt - Sodium sulfate Na2SO4·10H2O used especially in dyeing
and in solar energy systems
Sodium Photography For
Hypo Na2S2O3
Thiosulphate Fixing Or Washing
Philosopher’s Paints, As A Filler In
ZnO Zinc Oxide
Wool Rubber Etc.
Quicksilver – Mercury, Hg
Methanol CH₃OH - wood alcohol, methyl alcohol
Oil of Winter Green - Methyl salicylate - C₆H₄
Used as anti-inflammatory and topical pain reliever
Potassium sodium tartrate tetrahydrate - also known as
Rochelle salt
Chemical Name: Mercury sulfide, mercuric
sulfide, mercury sulphide, or mercury(II) sulfide
Common Name: Cinnabar, Vermilion
Formula: HgS
Sucrose – Table Sugar
Ethanol – Drinking alcohol