Common Names and Formulas of Important Chemical Compounds
| Common Name | Chemical Name | Formula |
| baking soda | sodium hydrogen carbonate
sodium bicarbonate |
NaHCO3 |
| bleach (liquid) | sodium hypochlorite or
hydrogen peroxide |
NaClO
H2O2 |
| bleach (solid) | sodium perborate | NaBO3 |
| Borax | sodium tetraborate decahydrate | Na2B4O7.10 H2O |
| brimstone | sulfur | S |
| cream of tartar | potassium hydrogen tartrate | KHC4H4O6 |
| Epsom salt | magnesium sulfate heptahydrate | MgSO4.7 H2O |
| Freon | dichlorodifluoromethane | CF2Cl2 |
| galena | lead (II) sulfide | PbS |
| 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 |
| MEK | ethyl methyl ketone | CH3COC2H5 |
| milk of magnesia | magnesium hydroxide | Mg(OH)2 |
| muriatic acid | hydrochloric acid | HCl |
| oil of vitriol | sulfuric acid | H2SO4 |
| plaster of paris | calcium sulfate � hydrate | CaSO4.� H2O |
| potash | potassium carbonate | K2CO3 |
| iron pyrite (fool�s gold) | iron disulfide | FeS2 |
| quartz | silicon dioxide | SiO2 |
| quicksilver | mercury | Hg |
| rubbing alcohol | isopropyl alcohol | (CH3)2CHOH |
| 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 |