Chemical Compounds: Trivial Names, IUPAC Names & Formulas

Flashcards summarizing the trivial names, IUPAC names, and chemical formulas of various chemical compounds as discussed in class.

Sodium chloride

Trivial name: Halite / Rock salt

Sodium chloride

Formula: NaCl

Potassium chloride

Trivial name: Sylvine (Sylvite)

Potassium chloride

Formula: KCl

Sodium hexafluoroaluminate

Trivial name: Cryolite

Sodium hexafluoroaluminate

Formula: Na3AlF6

Calcium fluoride

Trivial name: Fluorspar / Fluorite

Calcium fluoride

Formula: CaF2

Sodium nitrate

Trivial name: Chilean saltpetre

Sodium nitrate

Formula: NaNO3

Potassium nitrate

Trivial name: Indian saltpetre

Potassium nitrate

Formula: KNO3

Sodium sulfate decahydrate

Trivial name: Glauber's salt

Sodium sulfate decahydrate

Formula: Na2SO4·10H2O

Sodium carbonate decahydrate

Trivial name: Washing soda

Sodium carbonate decahydrate

Formula: Na2CO3·10H2O

Sodium hydrogen carbonate

Trivial name: Baking soda

Sodium hydrogen carbonate

Formula: NaHCO3

Beryllium aluminium cyclosilicate

Trivial names: Beryl, Aquamarine, Emerald

Beryllium aluminium cyclosilicate

Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18

Magnesium carbonate

Trivial name: Magnesite

Magnesium carbonate

Formula: MgCO3

Calcium carbonate

Trivial names: Calcite, Chalk, Aragonite, Vaterite, Marble, Limestone / Limescale

Calcium carbonate

Formula: CaCO3

Calcium magnesium carbonate

Trivial name: Dolomite

Calcium magnesium carbonate

Formula: CaMg(CO3)2

Calcium oxide

Trivial name: Quicklime

Calcium oxide

Formula: CaO

Calcium hydroxide

Trivial name: Slaked lime

Calcium hydroxide

Formula: Ca(OH)2

Magnesium hydroxide

Trivial name: Milk of magnesia

Magnesium hydroxide

Formula: Mg(OH)2

Calcium sulfate hemihydrate

Trivial name: Plaster of Paris

Calcium sulfate hemihydrate

Formula: CaSO4·½H2O

Calcium sulfate dihydrate

Trivial name: Gypsum

Calcium sulfate dihydrate

Formula: CaSO4·2H2O

Calcium sulfate

Trivial name: Dead-burned plaster (Anhydrite)

Calcium sulfate

Formula: CaSO4

Barium sulfate

Trivial name: Barite

Barium sulfate

Formula: BaSO4

Iron(II,III) oxide

Trivial name: Magnetite

Iron(II,III) oxide

Formula: Fe3O4

Iron(III) oxide

Trivial name: Hematite

Iron(III) oxide

Formula: Fe2O3

Hydrated iron(III) oxide

Trivial name: Limonite

Hydrated iron(III) oxide

Formula: FeO(OH)·nH2O

Hydrated iron(III) oxide

Trivial name: Rust

Hydrated iron(III) oxide

Formula: Fe2O3·nH2O

Iron disulfide

Trivial name: Iron pyrite

Iron disulfide

Formula: FeS2

Iron(II) carbonate

Trivial name: Siderite

Iron(II) carbonate

Formula: FeCO3

Zinc sulfide

Trivial name: Zinc blende (Sphalerite)

Zinc sulfide

Formula: ZnS

Zinc sulfate heptahydrate

Trivial name: White vitriol

Zinc sulfate heptahydrate

Formula: ZnSO4·7H2O

Iron(II) sulfate heptahydrate

Trivial name: Green vitriol

Iron(II) sulfate heptahydrate

Formula: FeSO4·7H2O

Copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate

Trivial name: Blue vitriol

Copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate

Formula: CuSO4·5H2O

Basic copper(II) acetate

Trivial name: Verdigris

Basic copper(II) acetate

Formula: Cu(CH3COO)2·Cu(OH)2

Mercury(II) sulfide

Trivial name: Cinnabar

Mercury(II) sulfide

Formula: HgS

Aluminium oxide

Trivial name: Corundum

Aluminium oxide

Formula: Al2O3

Aluminium oxide (Cr-doped)

Trivial name: Ruby

Aluminium oxide (Cr-doped)

Formula: Al2O3

Aluminium oxide (Fe/Ti-doped)

Trivial name: Sapphire

Aluminium oxide (Fe/Ti-doped)

Formula: Al2O3

Silicon dioxide

Trivial names: Quartz, Citrine, Amethyst, Rose quartz, Smoky quartz

Silicon dioxide

Formula: SiO2

Calcium fluorophosphate

Trivial name: Fluorapatite

Calcium fluorophosphate

Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F

Calcium hydroxyphosphate

Trivial name: Hydroxyapatite

Calcium hydroxyphosphate

Formula: Ca5(PO4)3OH