Name of Chemical formula Type of compound Use/s

compound (Ionic/Covalent)
Ammonium chloride NH4Cl ionic used as an expectorant
in cough medicine
Hydrogen chloride HCl covalent for cleaning, pickling,
electroplating metals,
tanning leather
Water or Dihydrogen H2O covalent for drinking,
monoxide dishwashing, laundry,
bathing, cooling agent,
solvent in many
chemical processes
Sodium hydroxide NaOH ionic main ingredient in drain
and oven cleaners
Phosphorus trichloride PCl3 covalent used in gasoline
additives and textile
finishing, and to make
other chemicals,
pesticides, dyestuffs,
catalysts, and
plasticizers
Ammonia or Nitrogen NH3 covalent used as fertilizers
trihydride
Calcium sulfate CaSO4 ionic used as anticaking
agent, dough
conditioner, flour agent,
pH regulator, thickener
and yeast food
Mercury(II) oxide or HgO ionic used in alkaline
mercuric oxide batteries and pigments,
as seed protectant, as
preservatives in
cosmetics
Methane or Carbon CH4 covalent used primarily as fuel to
tetrahydride make heat and light
Magnesium sulfate MgSO4 ionic used to treat and
prevent low blood
levels of magnesium