Commonly used Chemicals in Everyday Life

There are many chemicals that are most essential in daily life. These chemicals are used either in combined form or as some reagents. More than 1000 of these chemicals are in use daily life. Here are the list of few chemicals and its uses.

COMPOUND	COMPOSED OF	FORMULA	USE
Baking powder	Sodium Bicarbonate	NaHCO3
Baking soda	Sodium Bicarbonate	NaHCO3	Fire Extinguishers, Baking soda
Bleaching powder		CaOCL2
Caustic soda	Sodium Hydroxide	NaOH
Chalk (Marble)	Calcium Carbonate	CaCO3
Chloroform	Tri-Choloro Methane	CHCL3
Dry Ice	Solid carbon dioxide	CO2
Green Vitriol	Ferrous sulphate	FeSO4. 7H2O
Gypsum		CaSO42H2O	Added to Cement to increase its setting time
Laughing gas	Nitrous oxide	N2O
Lime	Calcium oxide	CaO	Basic lining in furnaces
Lime Stone	Calcium carconate	CaCO3	(CaCO3) >>CaO + CO2
Mohr’s Salt	Ammonium Ferrous Sulphate	FeSO4(NH4) 2SO4. 6H2O
Plaster of Paris		(CaSO4) 2H2O	Fractured bones. Fine proofing
Potash Alum	Potassium Aluminium Sulphate	K2SO4AL2(SO4)3. 24H2O
Potash Ash	Potassium carbonate	K2CO3
Quick Lime	Calcium oxide	CaO
RDX		C3H6N6O6
Rock Salt	Sodium chloride	NaCL
Silica		SiO2	Exists in sand, Flint, Quartz, Opal
Sodium Thiosulphate	(hypo)	S2O32-	Used in photography
Vinegar	Acetic Acid	CH3COOH
Washing soda	Sodium Carbonate	Na2CO3. 10 H2O	Softening hard water