This post lists some of the important Industrial compounds, their chemical names, and chemical formulas which are often asked in the various PSC exams.
- Alum / Potash Alum – Potassium aluminium sulphate, KAl(SO₄)₂·12H₂O.
- Baking Soda – Sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO3
- Bleaching Powder – Calcium oxychloride / Calcium hypochlorite, CaOCL2
- Borax – Sodium tetraborate decahydrate, Na2B4O7·10H2O.
- Caustic Soda / Lyle – Sodium hydroxide, NaOH.
- Chalk – Calcium carbonate, CaCO3
- Chloroform – Trichloromethane, CHCl3
- Epsom Salt – Magnesium sulphate, MgSO4
- Gypsum – Calcium sulphate dihydrate, CaSO4·2H2O.
- Laughing Gas – Nitrous oxide, N2O.
- Quick Lime – Calcium oxide, CaO.
- Soda Ash / Washing Soda – Sodium carbonate, Na2CO3
📝SideNotes:
- Calcium hydroxide is the chemical name of – Milk of Lime (Previous Year PSC Question – Company/Corporation Assistant & Assistant Information Officer, 2018)
- Nitrous oxide is also known as – Dinitrogen Monoxide / Laughing Gas.
- The laughing gas is – Nitrous oxide (Previous Year PSC Question – Assistant Chemist, Plantation Corporation, 2013)
- Which among the following is called laughing gas popularly? (Previous Year PSC Question – Women Civil Excise Officer, 2018)
- (A) Nitrogen Penta Oxide (B) Nitrous Oxide (C) Nitric Oxide (D) Nitrogen
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