Common Names
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Common salt: NaCl (Sodium Chloride)
Baking soda: NaHCO3; cooking and antacid
Washing soda: Na2CO3; cleaning, glass making
Caustic soda: NaOH; soap, paper industry
Caustic potash: KOH; soft soap, batteries
Quick lime: CaO; Slaked lime: Ca(OH)2
Limestone/Marble/Chalk: CaCO3
Plaster of Paris: CaSO4.0.5H2O; Gypsum: CaSO4.2H2O
Blue vitriol: CuSO4.5H2O; Green vitriol: FeSO4.7H2O
White vitriol: ZnSO4.7H2O; Oil of vitriol: H2SO4
Laughing gas: N2O (anaesthetic); Marsh gas: CH4 (methane)
Bleaching powder: Ca(OCl)Cl; water purification
Heavy water: D2O; nuclear reactor moderator
Dry ice: solid CO2; sublimates; cooling, stage fog
Epsom salt: MgSO4.7H2O; Potash alum(Fitkari): water purification
Chile saltpetre: NaNO3; Indian saltpetre: KNO3 (gunpowder)
Aqua regia: 3HCl+1HNO3; dissolves gold and platinum
Vinegar: 5-8% acetic acid; Alcohol: C2H5OH (ethanol)
Milk of Magnesia: Mg(OH)2; antacid
Mohr salt: FeSO4.(NH4)2SO4.6H2O; used in volumetric analysis