Common and Chemical Names with Formulas
Common Name Chemical Name Chemical Formula
Alum Ammonium aluminium sulphate (NH4)2SO4·Al2(SO4)3·24H2O
Aspirin Acetyl salicylic acid C9H8O4
Battery acid Sulphuric acid (oil of vitriol) H2SO4
Blue vitriol Copper sulphate CuSO4·5H2O
Baking soda Sodium bicarbonate NaHCO3
Bleaching powder Calcium chlorohypochlorite CaOCl2
Borax Sodium tetraborate Na2B4O7·10H2O
Butter of tin Stannic chloride SnCl4·5H2O
Caustic soda Sodium hydroxide NaOH
Caustic potash Potassium hydroxide KOH
Carbolic acid Phenol C6H5OH
Chile saltpetre Sodium nitrate NaNO3
Carborundum Silicon carbide SiC
Corrosive sublimate Mercuric chloride HgCl2
Calomel Mercurous chloride Hg2Cl2
Common and Chemical Names with Formulas
Dry ice Carbon dioxide (solid) CO2
Formalin Formaldehyde (40% solution) HCHO
Grain alcohol Ethyl alcohol C2H5OH
Green vitriol Ferrous sulphate FeSO4·7H2O
Gypsum Calcium sulphate CaSO4·2H2O
Gammexane Benzene hexachloride C6H6Cl6
Hydrolith Calcium hydride CaH2
Hypo (Antichlor) Sodium thiosulphate Na2S2O3·5H2O
Indian nitre Potassium nitrate KNO3
Limestone Calcium carbonate CaCO3
Lunar caustic Silver nitrate AgNO3
Laughing gas Nitrous oxide N2O
Litharge Lead monoxide PbO
Muratic acid Hydrochloric acid HCl
Mohr's salt Ferrous ammonium sulphate FeSO4(NH4)2SO4·6H2O
Milk of magnesia Magnesium hydroxide Mg(OH)2
Common and Chemical Names with Formulas
Microcosmic salt Sodium ammonium hydrogen ortho-phosphate
Na(NH4)HPO4
Marsh gas Methane CH4
Oleum Fuming sulphuric acid H2S2O7
Oxone Sodium peroxide Na2O2
Plaster of Paris Calcium sulphate hemihydrate CaSO4·1/2H2O
Philosopher's wool Zinc oxide ZnO
Phosgene Carbonyl chloride COCl2
Pearl ash Potassium carbonate K2CO3
Pyrene Carbon tetrachloride CCl4
Picric acid 2,4,6-Trinitrophenol C6H2(OH)(NO2)3
Quick lime Calcium oxide CaO
Red lead Lead tetroxide Pb3O4
Sugar Sucrose C12H22O11
Slaked lime Calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2
Sal ammoniac Ammonium chloride NH4Cl
Sugar of lead Lead acetate (CH3COO)2Pb
Common and Chemical Names with Formulas
Sand Silicon dioxide SiO2
Table salt Sodium chloride NaCl
TEL Tetra-ethyl lead Pb(C2H5)4
Tear gas Chloropicrin CCl3NO2
Washing soda Sodium carbonate Na2CO3·10H2O
Water glass Sodium silicate Na2SiO3
White vitriol Zinc sulphate ZnSO4·7H2O