List of Common Names of Chemical Compounds

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A chemical compound is a chemical substance composed of many identical molecules composed of atoms from more than one element held together by chemical bonds.

Also Read: Edu Periodic Table – An Interactive and Modern Periodic Table

Chemical compounds can generally be classified into two broad groups:

Molecular compounds – Molecular compounds involve atoms joined by covalent bonds and can be represented by a variety of formulas.
Ionic compounds – Ionic compounds are composed of ions joined by ionic bonding, and their formulas are generally written using oxidation states.

Below is the list of Common names of few Chemical Compounds:

1	Baking Powder	Sodium Bicarbonate	NaHCO₃
2	Blue Vitriol	Copper Sulfate	CuSO₄
3	Bleaching Powder	Calcium Oxychloride	Ca(OCl)²
4	Chloroform	Trichloro Methane	CHCl₃
5	Chalk (Marble)	Calcium Carbonate	CaCO₃
6	Caustic Potash	Potassium Hydroxide	KOH
7	Caustic Soda	Sodium Hydroxide	NaOH
8	Dry Ice	Solid Carbondioxide	CO₂
9	Epsom	Magnesium Sulphate	MgSO₄
10	Gypsum	Calcium Sulfate	CaSO₄
11	Green Vitriol	Ferrous Sulphate	FeSO₄
12	Heavy Water	Deuterium Oxide	D₂O
13	Slaked Lime	Calcium Hydroxide	Ca(OH)₂
14	Potash Alum	Potassium Aluminium Sulphate	KAl(SO₄)₂
15	Quick Lime	Calcium Oxide	CaO
16	Plaster of Paris	Calcium Sulphate	CaSO₄
17	Mohr’s Salt	Ammonium Ferrous Sulphate	(NH₄)₂Fe(SO₄)₂·6H₂O
18	White Vitriol	Zinc Sulphate	ZnSO₄
19	Marsh Gas	Methane	CH₄
20	Magnesia	Magnesium Oxide	MgO
21	Laughing Gas	Nitrous Oxide	N₂O
22	Sand	Silicon Dioxide	SiO₂
23	Sugar	Sucrose	C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁
24	T.N.T.	Trinitrotoluene	C₇H₅N₃O₆
25	Vermelium	Mercuric Sulfide	HgS
26	Vinegar	Acetic Acid	CH₃COOH
27	Washing Soda	Sodium Carbonate	Na₂CO₃