Common name
Chemical name
Formula
Alcohol, wood
methanol, methyl alcohol
CH3OH
Alcohol, grain
Ethanol or ethyl alcohol
C2H5OH
Alka Seltzer
Sodium bicarbonate
NaHCO3
Alum
Sodium aluminum sulfate
dodecahydrate
NaAl(SO4)2.12H2O
Alumina
Aluminum oxide
Al2O3
Alundum
Fused alumina
Antifreeze
Ethylene glycol
Antipersperant
Aluminum chlorohydrate
Aqua regia
1:3 mixture of nitric and
hydrochloric acids
Aspirin
Acetyl salicylic acid
Baking soda
Sodium hydrogen carbonate
NaHCO3
Baking powder
Sodium bicarbonate
NaHCO3
Banana oil
Amyl acetate or pentyl acetate
Baryta
Barium oxide
BaO
Barytes
Barium sulfate
BaSO4
Battery acid
Sulfuric acid
Bauxite
Hydrated aluminum oxide
Benzol
Benzene
C6H6
Bleach (laundry)
Sodium hypochlorite
NaClO
Bleaching powder
Calcium hypochlorite
Ca(ClO)2
Blue vitrol
Hydrated Copper (II) sulfate
CuSO4*5H2O
Bluestone
Copper II sulfate pentahydrate
CuSO3*5H2O
Borax
Sodium tetraborate
decahydrate
Na2B4O7*10H2O
HNO3+HCl
Borazon
Boron nitride
BN
Brass
Alloy of copper and zinc
Brimstone
Sulfur
Bronze
Alloy of copper and tin
Butter of Antimony
Antimony (III) Chloride
SbCl3
Calamine
Zinc carbonate
ZnCO3
Calcite
Calcium carbonate
CaCO3
Calomel
Mercurous chloride
Hg2Cl2
Carbolic acid
Phenol
C6H5OH
Carbon tetrachloride
Tetrachloromethane
CCl4
Carborundum
Silicon carbide
SiC
Caustic Potash
Potassium Hydroxide
KOH
Caustic soda or Lye
Sodium hydroxide
NaOH
Chalcocite
Copper (I) sulfide
Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Copper ferrous sulfide
CuFeS2
Chalk
Calcium carbonate
CaCO3
Chile saltpeter
Sodium nitrate
NaNO3
Chloroform
Trichloromethane
CHCl3
Chlorox
Hypochlorus acid
HClO(aq)
Chrome yellow
Lead chromate
PbCrO4
Cinnabar / Vermelium
Mercury II sulfide
HgS
Club soda
Carbonic acid
H2CO3(aq)
Copperas
Hydrated ferrous sulfate
FeSO4.7H2O
Corrosive sublimate
Mercuric chloride
Corundum
Aluminum oxide
Al2O3
Cream of tartar
Potassium hydrogen tartrate
KHC4H4O6
DDT
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroetha
ne
Dextrose
Glucose
Diamond
Carbon
Dolomite
Calcium magnesium carbonate CaCO3*MgCO3
Drano
Sodium hydroxide
Easy-off oven cleaner
Sodium hydroxide
Egg shells
Calcium carbonate
Epsom salts
Magnesium sulfate
heptahydrate
Ex-lax
Phenolphthalein
Fertilizer component
Ammonium nitrate
Flurostan
Stannous fluoride
SnF2
Fool's gold
Iron Pyrites
FeS2
Formalin
40% solution of formaldehyde
Freon (refrigerant)
Dichlorodifluoromethane
CCl2F2
Galena
Lead II sulfide
PbS
Glauber's salt
Hydrated sodium sulfate
Na2SO4.10H2O
Glycerine
Glycerol
Grain alcohol
Ethanol or ethyl alcohol
C2H5OH
Graphite
Carbon
Green vitriol
Hydrated ferrous sulfate
FeSO4 . 7H2O
Gypsum
Calcium sulfate dihydrate
CaSO4*2H2O
Heavy water
Deuterium oxide
D2O
Hypo
Sodium thiosulfate
pentahydrate
Na2S2O3*5H2O
Ice bite
Calcium chloride
CaCl2
MgSO4*7H2O
Invert sugar
Mixture of glucose and
fructose
Laughing gas
Dinitrogen oxide
Levulose
Fructose
Lime
Calcium oxide
CaO
Limestone
Calcium carbonate
CaCO3
Liquid paper
Titanium dioxide
TiO2
Lite salt
Potassium chloride
KCl
Litharge
Lead monoxide
PbO
Lithopone
Mixture of zinc sulfide and
barium sulfate
Liver of sulfur
Potassium sulfide
K2S
Lunar caustic
Silver nitrate
AgNO3
Lye
Sodium hydroxide
NaOH
Magnesia
Magnesium oxide
MgO
Magnetite / Magnetic iron
oxide
Iron (II, III) oxide
Marble / Chalk
Calcium carbonate
Marsh or Swamp gas
Methane
Milk of magnesia
Magnesium hydroxide
Mg(OH)2
Milk of lime
Calcium hydroxide
Ca(OH)2
Mohr's salt
Hydrated ferrous ammonium
sulfate
FeSO4(NH4)2SO4 . 6H2O
Moth balls
Naphthalene
Muriate of potash
Potassium Chloride
KCl
Muriatic acid
Hydrochloric acid
HCl
Norbide
Boron carbide
B4C
Nutrasweet
Aspartame
N2O
CaCO3
Oil of bitter almonds
Benzaldehyde
Oil of mirbane
Nitrobenzene
C6H5NO2
Oil of vitriol
Concentrated sulfuric acid
Conc. H2SO4
Oil of winter green
Methyl salicylate
Oleum
Fuming sulfuric acid
H2SO4 satd with SO3
Perier
Carbonic acid
H2CO3
Pewter
Alloy of tin, antimony, copper,
and lead
Phosgene
Carbonyl chloride
COCl2
Phosphine
Phosphorus trihydride
PH3
Pitchblende
Uranium Oxide
U3O8
Plaster of Paris
Calcium sulfate hemihydrate
CaSO4*(1/2)H2O
Potash
Potassium carbonate
K2CO3
Prussian blue
Ferric ferrocyanide
Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3
Prussic Acid
Hydrocyanic Acid
HCN
Pyrite (fool's gold)
Iron disulfide
FeS2
Pyrolusite
Manganese dioxide
MnO2
Quartz
Silicon dioxide
SiO2
Quicklime
Calcium oxide
CaO
Quicksilver
Mercury
Hg
Rochelle salt
Potassium sodium tartrate
NaKC4H4O6
Rouge
Ferric oxide
Fe2O3
Rutile or Anatase
Titanium dioxide
TiO2
Sal ammoniac
Ammonium chloride
NH4Cl
Salt, table
Sodium chloride
NaCl
Salt, lite
Potassium chloride
KCl
Saltpeter
Potassium nitrate
KNO3
Sand
Silicon dioxide
SiO2
Sani-flush
Sodium bisulfate
NaHSO4
Silica
Silicon dioxide
SiO2
Slaked lime
Calcium hydroxide
Ca(OH)2
Smelling salts
Ammonium carbonate
(NH4)2CO3
Soda ash
Sodium carbonate
Na2CO3
Sugar, table
Sucrose
C12H22O11
Sugar of lead
Hydrated lead acetate
Pb(CH3COO)2
Sun-tan lotion
Para-aminobenzoic acid
TNT
Trinitrotoluene
Toluol
Toluene
C6H5CH3
Tums
Calcium carbonate
CaCO3
Turnbull's blue
Ferrous ferricyanide
Fe3[Fe(CN)6]2
Vinegar
Acetic acid, ethanoic acid
Vitamin C
Ascorbic acid
Washing soda
Sodium carbonate decahydrate
Na2CO3*10H2O
Water softener
Barium hydroxide
Ba(OH)2
White lead
Basic lead carbonate
White Vitriol
Zinc sulfate heptahydrate
ZnSO4 . 7H2O
Windex
Ammonia
NH3
Wood alcohol
Methyl alcohol, methanol
CH3OH
Zinc blend
Zinc sulfide
ZnS
