Chemical Compounds and Their Common Names

These flashcards cover chemical compounds, their common names, chemical formulas, and additional concepts such as isobars and isotopes.

Copper Sulphate

Common name: Blue Vitriol; Chemical formula: CuSO4

Ferrous Sulphate

Common name: Green Vitriol; Chemical formula: FeSO4

Zinc Sulphate

Common name: White Vitriol; Chemical formula: ZnSO4

Sulphuric Acid

Common name: Oil of Vitriol; Chemical formula: H2SO4

Calcium Oxide

Common name: Quick Lime; Chemical formula: CaO

Carboxyl Chloride

Common name: Phosgene; Chemical formula: COC12

Calcium Sulphate Hemihydrate

Common name: Plaster of Paris; Chemical formula: CaSO4.2H20

Methane

Common name: Marsh Gas; Chemical formula: CH4

Sodium Bicarbonate

Common name: Baking Soda; Chemical formula: NaHCO3

Calcium Hypochlorite

Common name: Bleaching Powder; Chemical formula: Ca(CIO)2

Sodium Tetraborate

Common name: Borax; Chemical formula: Na2B4O7.10H2O

Sodium Hydroxide

Common name: Caustic Soda; Chemical formula: NaOH

Sodium Carbonate

Common name: Washing Soda; Chemical formula: Na2CO3.10H20

Carbon Dioxide

Chemical formula: CO2

Acetylsalicylic Acid

Common name: Aspirin; Chemical formula: C9H804

Phenol

Common name: Carbolic Acid; Chemical formula: C6H60

Sodium Chloride

Common name: Salt; Chemical formula: NaCl

Hydrochloric Acid

Common name: Muriatic Acid; Chemical formula: HCl

Nitrous Oxide

Common name: Laughing Gas; Chemical formula: N20

Chloropicrin

Chemical formula: C10H5ClN2

Calcium Hydride

Chemical formula: CaH2

Dichlorodifluoro Methane

Common name: Freon; Chemical formula: CF2Cl2

Calcium Hydroxide

Common name: Slaked Lime; Chemical formula: Ca(OH)2

Gypsum

Common name: Calcium Sulphate Dihydrate; Chemical formula: CaSO4.2H20

Isobars

Atoms of different elements with the same mass number but different atomic numbers; have different chemical properties.

Isotopes

Atoms of the same element with the same atomic number but different mass numbers; have identical chemical properties.