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