Chemistry for Fun

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Butter of antimony is SbCl₃.

Calgon is sodium hexametaphosphate (NaPO₃)₃.

Explosive antimony is solid solution of antimony trichloride in α- antimony.

Pyrolusite is MnO₂.

Braunite is Mn₂O₃.

Bordeaux mixture is mixture of CuSo₄ and lime.

Lithopone is ZnS + BaSO₄.

Raney nickel is an active and very finely divided form, made by M. Raney, an American engineer in 1927 from powdered nickel aluminium alloy and aqueous caustic soda.

Cream of tartar is acid potassium tartrate used for baking powder.

Rochelle salt is sodium-potassium-tartrate. (NaKC₄H₄O₆.4H₂O).

Caro's acid is H₂SO₅.

Lindlar catalyst is partially poisoned palladium.

Paris green is cupric acetoarsenite, Cu(CH₃COO)₂.Cu₃(AsO₂)₂. It is very poisonous.

Fulminating silver is Ag₃N which is an explosive black powder.

Milk of magnesium is solution of magnesium hydroxide.

Fluid magnesia is Mg(HCO₃)₂ which is a solution of MgCO₃ in presence of CO₂.

Asbestos is naturally occurring calcium-magnesium silicate. CaMg₃(SiO₃).

Norwegian salt petre is Ca(NO₃)₂CaO.

Rinmann's green is cobalt zincate(CoZnO₂).

Turpeth mineral is red basic sulphate of Hg, (HgSO₄.2H₂O).

Putty powder is SnO₂ which is used as a polishing powder.

Butter of tin is SnCl₄.5H₂O, used as a mordant and in weighing silk.

Pink salt is ammonium chlorostannate – used as mordant.

Sugar of lead is lead acetate.

Lithia water is LiHCO₃, obtained by dissolving lithium carbonate in a solution of carbon dioxide.

Baryta is BaO.

Stroncia is SrO.

Nitrolim is CaCN₂ + graphite.

Super phosphate of lime is Ca(H₂PO₄)₂.

Alum stone is [K₂SO₄.Al₂(SO₄)₃4Al(OH)₃].

Water glass is the commercial name of sodium meta silicate which has the composition Na₂SiO₃.SiO₂ to Na₂SiO₃.3SiO₂.

Microcosmic salt is Na(NH₄)HPO₄.4H₂O which is used for test of silicates.

Hypo is sodium thio sulphate, used in photography.

Mohr's salt is ferrous ammonium sulphate [FeSO₄(NH₄)₂SO_4.6H₂O].

Potassium Ferrocyanide is known as yellow prussiate of potash.

Fusion mixture is Na₂CO₃ + K₂CO₃ which is used in charcoal test for detection of basic radical in salt analysis.

Liver of sulphur is potassium penta sulphide.

Hydrolith is CaH₂.

Fulminate gold is NH₂ – Au – NH.

Sodium oxide is NaN₃.

Washing soda is Na₂CO₃.10H₂O.

Crystal carbonate is Na₂CO₃.H₂O.

Soda ash is Na₂CO₃.

Baking powder is NaHCO₃+Na-K tartrate.

Lunar caustic is AgNO₃.

Horn silver is AgCl.

Purple of cassius is colloidal gold + colloidal gold oxide.

Sorel cement is MgCl₂.5H₂O.xH₂O.

Quick lime is CaO.

Slaked lime is Ca(OH)₂.

Milk of lime is saturated solution of Ca(OH)₂.

Lime water is Ca(OH)₂ solution with excess water.

Bleaching powder is Ca(OCl)Cl.

Plastic of paris is (CaSO₄)₂.H₂O.

Philosopher's wool is ZnO.

Calomel is Hg₂Cl₂.

Corrosive sublimate is HgCl₂.

Vermillion is HgS.

Litharz is PbO.

Pattinson's white lead is PbCl₂PbO.H₂O.

White lead is 2PbCO₃.Pb(OH)₂.

Sublimed white lead is PbSO₄+PbO+ZnO.

Red lead or minimum is Pb₃O₄.

Green vitriol is FeSO₂.7H₂O.

Blue vitriol is CuSO₄.5H₂O.

White vitriol is ZnSO₄.7H₂O.

Chile salt pwetre is NaNO₃.

Nitre is KNO₃.

Glober salt is Na₂SO₄.10H₂O.

Epsom salt is MgSO₄.7H₂O.

Gypsum is CaSO₄.2H₂O.

Heavy water is D₂O.

Oil of vitriol is conc. H₂SO₄.

Barylta water is Ba(OH)₂ solution.

Muriatic acid is HCL.

Cementite is Fe₃C.

Plumbago is naturally occurring graphite.

Prussic acid is HCN gas.

Fool's gold is FeS₂.

Lye is NaOH.

White clay or china clay or kaolin is 3H₄Al₂Si₂O₉.

Quick silver is Hg.

Hydrazoic acid is N₃H.

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