Chemicals - Formulas and Trading Names
Formulas and trading names for some common chemicals.
| Common used name, trade names | Chemical Name | Chemical Formula |
|---|---|---|
| acetone | acetone | (CH3)2 CO |
| acetylene | acetylene | C2H2 |
| ammonia | ammonia | NH3 |
| ammonium | ammonium hydroxide | NH4OH |
| aniline | aniline |
C6H5 NH2 |
| bauxite | hydrated aluminium oxides | Al2O3 2H2O |
| bleaching powder | calcium hypochlorite | CaCl (OCl) |
| blue vitrol | copper sulfate | CuSO4 5H2O |
| borax | sodium tetraborate | Na2B4O7 10H2O |
| butter of zinc | zinc chloride | ZnCl2 3H2O |
| cadmium sulfate | cadmium sulfate | CdSO4 |
| calcium chloride | calcium chloride | CaCl2 |
| carbide | calcium carbide | CaC2 |
| carbolic acid | phenol | C6H5OH |
| carbon dioxide | carbon dioxide | CO2 |
| carborundum | silicon carbide | SiC |
| caustic potash | potassium hydroxide | KOH |
| caustic soda | sodium hydroxide | NaOH |
| chalk | calcium carbonate | CaCo3 |
| ether | di-ethyl ether | (C2H5)2O |
| glycerine or glycerol | glycerine | C3H5 (OH)3 |
| graphite | crystaline carbon | C |
| green vitrol | ferrous sulfate | FeSO4 7H2O |
| gypsum | calcium sulfate | CaSO4 2H2O |
| heating gas | propane | C3H8 |
| hydrochloric acid | hydrochloric acid | HCl |
| hydrofluoric acid | hydrofluoric acid | HF |
| hydrogen sulfide | hydrogen sulfide | H2S |
| iron chloride | ferrous chloride | FeCl2 4H2O |
| iron sulfide | ferrous sulfide | FeS |
| laughing gas | nitrous oxide | N2O |
| lead sulfide | lead sulfide | PbS |
| limestone | calcium carbonate | CaCO3 |
| magnesia | magnesium oxide | MgO |
| marsh gas | methane | CH4 |
| minumum | plumbate | 2PbO PbO2 |
| nitric acid | nitric acid | HNO3 |
| phosphoric acid | ortho phosphoric acid | H3PO4 |
| potash | potassium carbonate | K2CO3 |
| potassium bromide | potassium bromide | KBr |
| potassium chlorate | potassium chlorate | KClO3 |
| potassium chloride | potassium chloride | KCl |
| potassium chromate | potassium chromate | K2CrO4 |
| potassium cyanide | potassium cyanide | KCN |
| potassium dichromate | potassium dichromate | K2Cr2O7 |
| potassium ionide | potassium ionide | KI |
| prussic acid | hydrogen cyanide | HCN |
| quicklime | calcium monoxide | CaO |
| red prussiate | potassium ferrocyanide | K3Fe(CN)6 |
| salammoniac | ammonium chloride | NH4Cl |
| silver bromide | silver bromide | AgBr |
| silver nitrate | silver nitrate | AGNO3 |
| slaked lime | calcium hydroxide | Ca(OH)2 |
| soda ash | hydrated sodium carbonate | Na2CO3 10H2O |
| sodium monoxide | sodium oxide | Na2O |
| soot | amorphous carbon | C |
| sulphuric acid | sulphuric acid | H2SO4 |
| table salt | sodium chloride | NaCl |
| tinstone, tin putty | stannic oxide | SnO2 |
| trilene | trichlorethylene | C2HCl3 |
| urea | urea | CO(NH2)2 |
| white lead | basic lead carbonate | 2PbCO3 Pb(OH)2 |
| white vitrol | zinc sulphate | ZnSO4 7H2O |
| yellow prussiate of potassium | potassium ferrocyanide | K4Fe(CN)6 3H2O |
| zinc blende | zinc sulphide | ZnS |
| zinc or chinese white | zinc oxide | ZnO |
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