Common Names of Chemical Compounds Flashcards
Chemical formulae of everyday compounds.
- Baking soda
- Sodium bicarbonate – NaHCO₃.
- Washing soda
- Sodium carbonate decahydrate – Na₂CO₃·10H₂O.
- Common salt
- Sodium chloride – NaCl.
- Bleaching powder
- Calcium oxychloride – CaOCl₂.
- Plaster of Paris
- CaSO₄·½H₂O.
- Gypsum
- CaSO₄·2H₂O.
- Quicklime
- Calcium oxide – CaO.
- Slaked lime
- Calcium hydroxide – Ca(OH)₂.
- Limestone / Marble
- Calcium carbonate – CaCO₃.
- Laughing gas
- Nitrous oxide – N₂O.
- Dry ice
- Solid carbon dioxide – CO₂.
- Blue vitriol
- Copper sulphate – CuSO₄·5H₂O.
- Green vitriol
- Ferrous sulphate – FeSO₄·7H₂O.
- Caustic soda
- Sodium hydroxide – NaOH.
- Heavy water
- Deuterium oxide – D₂O.