list of chemical compounds and common names and its uses

Summary - Common name Chemical name Formula Washing soda Sodium carbonate decahydrate Na 2 CO 3 .10H 2 O Baking soda Sodium bi carbonate NaHCO 3 Quick lime Calcium oxide CaO Bleaching powder Calcium oxychloride CaOCl 2 Slaked lime Calcium hydroxide Ca(OH) 2 P..

In the common system, cyanides are named by any of the following methods: (i) By using suffix cyanide after the name of alkyl and aryl group. or (ii) By adding the suffix o-nitrile in place of ic - acid in the common name of the correspon..

The trivial names are the commonly used names of carbon compounds. They are derived mostly from the source of the compound e.g., the name of formic acid is derived from 'formicus' the Greek word meaning red ants. Names..

Introduction - There are just 26 alphabets in English language, but the number of words are innumerable. You have studied about the 115 known elements and how they are classified for systematic and comprehensive study. Thousands of compounds are born by various chemical reaction..

Uses of Sulphur - The most important use of sulphur is in the manufacture of sulphur compounds, such as sulphuric acid, sulphites, sulphates, and sulphur dioxide. Medicinally, it has assumed importance because of its widespread use in sulpha drugs and in many..

Organic chemistry deals with about 5 million compounds containing carbon as an essential element. Remembering the name of each individual is not possible. Therefore, a system of nomenclature has been devised to name these compounds. Two commonly ..

General Principles of Organic Nomenclature - Organic chemistry deals with about 5 million compounds containing carbon as an essential element. Remembering the name of each individual is not possible. Therefore, a system of nomenclature has been devised to name these ..

Heat is a very powerful form of energy. Although there are other forms of energy like light and electricity, heat is the most commonly used agent for initiating all chemical changes. Various classes of substances undergo decomposition to various extents when heated. Th..

The word root represents the number of carbon atoms in the parent chain and it is the basic unit of the name. The parent chain is selected as per the longest chain rule i.e., the parent chain is the longest continuous chain of C-atoms including the functional group and the multiple bonds..

. Most of the drugs and pharmaceuticals are also organic compounds. In agriculture too, organic chemistry is well represented. Fertilizers like urea, pesticides like DDT, malathion and gammaxene, and plant growth regulators are all organic chemicals. Among various energy sources..