It is often noticed that exams like CSIR, ICMR, GATE in any entrance exams Question related to chemical names of commonly used stuffs have a place. What is common salt chemical name? what is Baking soda etc Here collected them for youCommon and Chemicals Names of Some Compounds which usually asked in the First paper of CSIR JRF and other comment entrance examtable
| Common Name | Chemical Name | Chemical Formulae |
| Dry Ice | Solid Carbondioxide | CO2 |
| slaked Lime | Calcium Hydroxide | Ca (OH)2 |
| Bleaching Powder | Calcium Oxychloride | CaOCl2 |
| Nausadar | Ammonium Chloride | NH4Cl |
| Caustic Soda | Sodium Hydroxide | NaOH |
| Rock Salt | Sodium Chloride | NaCl |
| Caustic Potash | Potassium Hydroxide | KOH |
| Potash Alum | Potassium Aluminium Sulphate | K2SO4 Al2 (SO4)3.24H2O |
| Epsom | Magnesium Sulphate | MgSO4.7H2O |
| Quick Lime | Calcium Oxide | CaO |
| Plaster of Paris | Calcium Sulphate | (CaSO4) ½ H2O |
| Gypsum | Calcium Sulphate | (CaSO4) .2H2O |
| Green Vitriol | Ferrous Sulphate | FeSO4.7H2O |
| Mohr's Salt | Ammonium Ferrous Sulphate | FeSO4 (NH4)2 SO4.6H2O |
| Blue Vitriol | Copper Sulphate | CuSO4.5H2O |
| White Vitriol | Zinc Sulphate | ZnSO4.7H2O |
| Marsh Gas | Methane | CH4 |
| Vinegar | Acetic Acid | CH3COOH |
| Potash Ash | Potassium Carbonate | K2CO3 |
| Hypo | Sodium Thiosulphate | Na2S2O3.5H2O |
| Baking Powder | Sodium Bicarbonate | NaHCO3 |
| Washing Soda | Sodium Carbonate | Na2CO3.10H2O |
| Magnesia | Magnesium Oxide | MgO |
| Chalk (Marble) | Calcium Carbonate | CaCO3 |
| Lunar Caustic | Silver Nitrate | AgNO3 |
| Laughing Gas | Nitrous Oxide | N2O |
| Chloroform | Tricholoro Methane | CHCl3 |
| Vermelium | Mercuric Sulphide | HgS |
| Borax | Borax | Na2B4O7.10H2O |
| Alcohol | Ethyl Alcohol | C2H5OH |
| Sugar | Sucrose | C12H22O11 |
| Heavy Water | Duterium Oxide | D2O |
| Globar's Salt | Sodium Sulphate | Na2SO4.10H2O |
| T.N.T | Tri Nitrotoluene | C6H2CH3 (NO2)3 |
| Calomel | Mercurous Chloride | HgCl |
| Sand | Silicon Oxide | SiO2 |
