Common Name Chemical Name Formula
sodium bicarbonate---- NaHCO3
bleach (liquid) sodium hypochlorite or
hydrogen peroxide--- NaClO
H2O2
grain alcohol ethanol--- C2H5OH
graphite carbon ---C
gypsum calcium sulfate dihydrate---- CaSO4.2 H2O
hypo sodium thiosulfate---- Na2S2O3
laughing gas dinitrogen oxide ---N2O
lime calcium oxide ----CaO
limestone calcium carbonate ----CaCO3
lye sodium hydroxide NaOH
marble calcium carbonate--- CaCO3
milk of magnesia magnesium hydroxide ---Mg(OH)2
muriatic acid hydrochloric acid ----HCl
oil of vitriol sulfuric acid ----H2SO4
plaster of paris calcium sulfate ½ hydrate ----CaSO4.½ H2O
potash potassium carbonate ----K2CO3
iron pyrite (fool’s gold) iron disulfide ----FeS2
quartz silicon dioxide---- SiO2
quicksilver mercury ----Hg
sal ammoniac ammonium chloride ---NH4Cl
salt sodium chloride---- NaCl
salt substitute potassium chloride---- KCl
saltpeter potassium nitrate -----KNO3
slaked lime calcium hydroxide ----Ca(OH)2
sugar sucrose----C12H22O11
TSP trisodium phosphate sodium phosphate ----Na3PO4
washing soda sodium carbonate decahydrate ----Na2CO3.10 H2O
wood alcohol methyl alcohol -----CH3OH