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This document lists common substances along with their corresponding chemical names. It provides the common names and chemical names for 27 common substances including acetone, acid potassium sulfate, acid of sugar, alcohol (grain and wood), alum, asbestos, bicarbonate of soda, bleaching powder, borax, brine, chalk, cream of tartar, diamond, ethanol, formalin, gypsum, laughing gas, limewater, lye or soda lye, marble, muriatic acid, natron, plaster of Paris, salt (table), and others. The document acts as a reference for translating between common names of substances and their proper chemical names.

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Chem Lab

This document lists common substances along with their corresponding chemical names. It provides the common names and chemical names for 27 common substances including acetone, acid potassium sulfate, acid of sugar, alcohol (grain and wood), alum, asbestos, bicarbonate of soda, bleaching powder, borax, brine, chalk, cream of tartar, diamond, ethanol, formalin, gypsum, laughing gas, limewater, lye or soda lye, marble, muriatic acid, natron, plaster of Paris, salt (table), and others. The document acts as a reference for translating between common names of substances and their proper chemical names.

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Gonzales, April Jane C.

August 2, 2010
ECE 12 Mr. Richie Causaren

Chemical names of Common Substances

Common Name Chemical Name


acetone dimethyl ketone; 2-propanone
acid potassium sulfate potassium bisulfate
acid of sugar oxalic acid
alcohol, grain ethyl alcohol
alcohol, wood methyl alcohol
alum aluminum potassium sulfate
asbestos magnesium silicate
sodium hydrogen carbonate or sodium
bicarbonate of soda
bicarbonate
bleaching powder chlorinated lime; calcium hypochlorite
borax sodium borate; sodium tetraborate
brine aqueous sodium chloride solution
chalk calcium carbonate
cream of tartar potassium bitartrate
diamond carbon crystal
ethanol ethyl alcohol
formalin aqueous formaldehyde solution
gypsum natural calcium sulfate
laughing gas nitrous oxide
limewater aqueous solution of calcium hydroxide
lye or soda lye sodium hydroxide
marble calcium carbonate
muriatic acid hydrochloric acid
natron sodium carbonate
plaster of Paris calcium sulfate
salt, table sodium chloride

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