IX-Chemistry

APPENDIX
Common names, formulae and chemical names of some substances
S.No. Common Name Chemical Name Formulae
1. Alum Hydrated double sulphate of K 2SO4 .Al2 SO4 3 .24H 2O
potassium and aluminum
2. Alumina/cornundum Aluminium oxide Al2 O3
3. Ammonia water Ammonium hydroxide NH 4 OH
4. Angelsite Lead sulphate PbSO4
5. Aqua fortis (Strong Concentrated nitric acid HNO3
water)
6. Aqua regia (Royal Conc HCl Cons HNO3 3:1volume 3HCl conc HNO3 conc
water)
7. Azote gas Nitrogen N2
8. Azurite blue Basic copper carbonate 2CuCO3 .Cu OH 2

9. Baking Soda Sodium hydrogen carbonate NaHCO3

10. Baryta Barium Hydroxide Ba OH 2

11. Basic lead acetate …………………………. Pb OH 2 Pb CH3COO 2

12. Bauxite (ore of Al) Dihydrate Aluminium oxide Al2 O3 .2H 2O

13. Bleaching powder Calcium oxychloride or calcium CaOCl2 or Ca OCl Cl
(hypochlorite)
14. Blue Vitriol Pentahydrate of cupric sulphate CuSO 4 .5H 2O
15. Bone ash Calcium phosphate Ca 3 PO4 2

16. Borax Sodium tetraborate Na 2 B4O7 .10H 2O

17. Brimstone Sulphur S
18. Brine Sodium chloride solution NaCl
19. Calamine Zinc carbonate ZnCO3
20. Calgon Sodium hexa-metaphosphate (NaPO 3 )6
21. Calomel Mercurous chloride Hg 2Cl2
22. Cane sugar or Beet Sucrose C12 H 22O11
sugar
23. Caustic potash Potassium hydroxide KOH
24. Caustic soda Sodium hydroxide NaOH
25. Carnallite Potassium magnesium chloride KCl.MgCl2 .6H 2O
26. Cerusite Lead carbonate PbCO3
27. Chalk or limestone or Calcium Carbonate CaCO3
marble
28. Chile saltpeter of Sodium nitrate NaNO3
Caliche
29. Copper glance Copper sulphide Cu 2S
30. Cuprite or ruby Cuprous oxide Cu 2O
copper
31. Cryolite Sodium Aluminium hexafluoride Na 3AlF6

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32. Dead burnt gypsum Anhydrous calcium sulphate CaSO4
33. Diaspore Monohydrate aluminium oxide Al2 O3 .H 2 O
34. Dry ice Solid carbon dioxide CO2 solid
35. Epsom salt Heptahydrate of magnesium sulphate MgSO4 .7H 2O
36. Fluorspar Calcium fluoride CaF2
37. Freon Dichloro difluoromethane CF2Cl2
38. Galena Lead sulphide PbS
39. Glauber’s salt Hydrated sodium sulphate Na 2SO4 .10H 2O
40. Grain alcohol Ethyl alcohol or ethanol C2 H5OH
41. Green Vitriol Ferrous sulphate FeSO4 .7H 2O
42. Gypsum Calcium sulphate dehydrate CaSO4 .2H 2O
43. Hydrolith Calcium hydride CaH 2
44. Hypo Sodium thiosulphate Na 2S2O3 .5H 2O
45. Iron pyrites Iron disulphide FeS2
46. Laughing gas Dinitrogen oxide N 2O
47. Lime/quick lime Calcium oxide CaO
48. Limonite Hydrated ferric oxide Fe2O3 .3H 2O
49. Lime water of milk Calcium hydroxide solution Ca OH 2
of lime
50. Litharge Lead monoxide PbO
51. Lunar caustic Silver nitrate AgNO3
52. Magnesia Magnesium oxide MgO
53. Magnesite Magnesium carbonate MgCO3
54. Magnetite Ferrosoferric oxide Fe3O 4
55. Malachite (green) Basic copper carbonate CuSO3 .Cu OH 2

56. Marsh gas Methane CH 4

57. Milk of magnesia Magnesium hydroxide Mg OH 2

58. Mohr’s salt Ferrous ammonium sulphate NH 4 2 SO4 FeSO4 .6H 2O

hexahydrate
59. Muriatic acid Hydrochloride acid HCl
60. Nessler’s reagent Potassium tetra-idomercurate K 2 Hg I4
61. Nitre Potassium nitrate KNO3
62. Nitre cake Sodium hydrogen sulphate NaHSO4
63. Nitrolim Calcium cyanamide plus carbon CaCN 2 C
64. Nitrate of lime Basic calcium nitrate Ca NO3 2 .CaO
(Nitrolime)
65. Oil of Vitriol/King of Concentrated sulphuric acid H 2SO4
chemicals
66. Oleum Pyrosulphuric acid H 2S2O7
67. Pearl ash/Potash Potassium carbonate K 2CO3
68. Permutit/Zeolite Sodium Aluminium Silicate Na 2 Al2Si 2O8 .xH 2O
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69. Philosopher’s wool Zinc oxide ZnO
70. Phosgene Carbonyl chloride COCl2
71. Potash alum Potassium aluminium sulphate K 2SO4 .Al2 SO4 3 .24H 2O
72. Plaster of Paris Hemihydrate of calcium sulphate 1
CaSO 4 . H 2 O
2
73. Pyrites (Fools gold) Iron disulphide FeS2
74. Pyrogallol Benzene – 1, 2, 3-dioxide C6 H3 OH 3

75. Pyrolusite Manganese dioxide MnO2

76. Quartz or silica or Silicon dioxide SiO2
sand
77. Quick silver Mercury Hg
78. Red lead or Sandhur Triplumbic tetroxide Pb3O4
79. Rock salt Sodium chloride NaCl
80. Rough Ferric oxide Fe 2 O3
81. Sal ammoniac Solid ammonium chloride NH 4 Cl
82. Sal volatile/smelling Solid ammonium carbonate NH 4 CO3
2
salt
83. Salt cake Anhydrous sodium sulphate Na 2SO 4
84. Salt petre Potassium nitrate KNO3
85. Siderite Ferrous carbonate FeCO3
86. Silica Silicon dioxide SiO2
87. Silica gel Hydrate silica SiO2 .xH 2O
88. Smelling salt Ammonium carbonate NH 4 CO3
2

89. Soda ash Anhydrous sodium carbonate Na 2CO3

90. Super phosphate of Mixture of calcium dihydrogen Ca H2 PO4 2 .H 2O 2CaSO4 .2H 2O
lime
91. Tear gas Chloropicrin CCl3 .NO2
92. Verdigris Basic copper acetate Cu CH3COO 2

93. Vinegar/Acetic acid Ethanoic acid CH 3COOH

94. Washing soda Hydrate sodium carbonate Na 2CO3 .10H 2O
95. Water glass Sodium silicate Na 2SiO3
96. White lead Basic lead carbonate 2PbCO3 .Pb OH 2

97. White Vitriol Heptahydrate of zinc sulphate ZnSO4 .7H 2 O

98. Wood alcohol Methyl alcohol or methanol CH3OH
99. Zinc blende Zinc sulphide ZnS
100. Zincite Zinc oxide ZnO

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