NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc.: Common and Chemical Names
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Common and Chemical Names of Some Compounds
Common name | Chemical name | Chemical formula |
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Dry Ice | Solid Carbon dioxide | CO2 |
Slaked Lime | Calcium Hydroxide | Ca (OH)2 |
Bleaching Powder | Calcium Oxychloride | CaOCI2 |
Nausadar | Ammonium Chloride | NH4CI |
Caustic Soda | Sodium Hydroxide | NaOH |
Rock Salt | Sodium Chloride | NaCI |
Caustic Potash | Potassium Hydroxide | KOH |
Potash Alum | Potassium Aluminium Sulphate | K2SO4. AI2 SO43.24H2O |
Epsom | Magnesium Sulphate | MgSO4 .7H2O |
Quick Lime | Calcium Oxide | CaO |
Plaster of Paris | Calcium Sulphate | CaSO4.1⟋2 H2O |
Gypsum | Calcium Sulphate | CaSO4.2H2O |
Green Vitriol | Ferrous Sulphate | FeSO4.7H2O |
Mohr՚s Salt | Ammonium Ferrous Sulphate | FeSO4 NH42 SO4.6H2O |
Blue Vitriol | Copper Sulphate | CuSO4.5H2O |
White Vitriol | Zinc Sulphate | ZnSO4.7H2O |
Marsh Gas | Methane | CH4 |
Vinegar | Acetic Acid | CH3COOH |
Potash Ash | Potassium Carbonate | K2CO3 |
Hypo | Sodium Thiosulphate | Na2S2O2 |
Baking Soda | Sodium Bicarbonate | NaHCO3 |
Washing Soda | Sodium Carbonate | Na2CO3. 10H2O |
Magnesia | Magnesium Oxide | MgO |
Chalk (Marble) | Calcium Carbonate | CaCO3 |
Lunar Caustic | Silver Nitrate | AgNO3 |
Laughing Gas | Nitrous Oxide | N2O |
Chloroform | Tricholoro Methane | CHCI3 |
Vermelium | Mercuric Sulphide | HgS |
Borax | Borax | Na2B407.10h2o |
Alcohol | Ethyl Alcohol | c2h5oh |
Sugar | Sucrose | C12H22O11 |
Heavy Water | Duterium Oxide | D2O |
Globar՚s Salt | Sodium Sulphate | Na2SO2.10H2O |
T. N. T. | Tri Nitro-toluene | C6H3CH3 NO23 |
Calomel | Mercurous Chloride | HgCI |
Sand | Silicon Oxide | SiO2 |