Some Important Chemicals, their Common Names and Chemical Formula.

Here are some important chemicals, their common names, and chemical formula.

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Common Names and Chemical Formula:

• Washing Soda:  Na2CO3
• Caustic Soda: NaOH
• Gypsum Salt: CaSO4.2H2O
• Epsom Salt: MgSO4.7H2O
• Paster of Paris: CaSO4.1/2H2O
• Quick Lime: CaO
• Slacked Lime: Ca(OH)2
• Bleaching Powder: MgCl2
• Glauber's Salt: Na2SO4.10H2O
• Cement: CaAl2O3 + CaSiO2
• Ceramics: C + N + O + SiO2
• Kaolin: Al2O3.SiO2.2H2O
• Soap: Sodium Salt of fatty acid
• Detergent: Synthetic petroleum chemical (eg. Sodium pyrophosphate)
• Carbogen: 95% O2 and 5% CO2 (Medicinal use)
• Horn Silver: AgCl
• Laughing Gas: N2O
• Blue Vitriol: CuSO4.5H2O
• White Vitriol: ZnSO4.7H2O
• Green Vitriol: FeSO4.7H2O
• Hydrogen Peroxide: H2O2
• Urea: NH2CONH2
• Triple Super Phosphate (Important Chemical Fertilizer): [3Ca(H2PO4)2]
• BHC: Benzene Hexachloride
• DDT: Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloroethane
• Malathion and Parathion: Organophosphate insecticides used in mosquito eradication

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