Common chemical compounds with chemical formula

Common Name

Chemical
Name

Chemical
Formula

Alum (Potash
Alum)

Potassium
Aluminium Sulphate

KAl(SO₄)_2.12H₂O

Aqua Fortis

Nitric Acid

HNO3

Baking Soda

Sodium
Bicarbonate /  Sodium Hydrogen
Carbonate

NaHCO₃

Bleaching
Powder

Calcium Oxychloride /  Calcium Hypochloride

CaOCl₂

Blue Vitriol

Copper
Sulphate

CuSo_4.5H₂O

Borax

Sodium Tetraborate Decahydrate

Na₂[B₄O₅(OH)₄].8H₂O

Carbolic Acid/Phenol/Hydroxybenzene
Phenic Acid

Phenol

C₆H₅OH

Caustic
Potash

Potassium Hydroxide

KOH

Caustic Soda

Sodium
Hydroxide

NaOH

CFC-12/
Freon-12

Dichlorodifluoromethane

CCl2F2

Chalk
(marble) / Limestone

Calcium
Carbonate

CaCO₃

Chile
Saltpetre

Sodium
Nitrate

NaNO₃

Chloroform

Trichloromethane

CHCl₃

Dry Ice

Solid Carbon Dioxide

CO2

Epsom Salt

Magnesium
Sulphate Heptahydrate

MgSO4.7H2O

Galena

Lead (II)
Sulphide

PbS

Green
Vitriol

Ferrous
Sulphate Heptahydrate

FeSO₄
.7H₂ O

Gypsum

CaSO₄
.2H₂O

Heavy Water

Deuterium
Oxide

D₂O

Hematite

Iron (III) Oxide/ Ferric Oxide

Fe2O3

Laughing Gas

Dinitrogen
Monoxide/ Nitrous Oxide

N₂O

Marsh Gas

Methane

CH4

Milk of
Magnesia

Magnesium
Hydroxide

Mg(OH)₂

Muriatic
Acid

Hydrochloric Acid

HCl

Phosgene

Carbonyl
Dichloride

COCl₂

Plaster of
Paris

Calcium Sulphate Hemihydrate

CaSO₄.1/2H₂O

Quick
Lime/ Burnt Lime

Calcium
Oxide

CaO

Saltpetre

Potassium Nitrate

KNO3

Sapphire
(Ruby)

Aluminium
Oxide

Al2O3

Slaked Lime

Calcium Hydroxide

Ca(OH)₂

Soda
Ash

Sodium
Carbonate

Na2CO3

Spirit

Methyl Alcohol

CH₃OH

Table
Salt/

Common Salt

Sodium
Chloride

NaCl

Vermillion/
Cinnabar

Mercuric Sulphide

HgS

Washing Soda

Sodium
Carbonate Decahydrate

NaCO₃.10H₂O

White
Vitriol

Zinc Sulphate

ZnSO4.7H2O