Industrial Compounds & their Chemical Names: Chemistry PSC Notes(9)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Alum / Potash Alum | Potassium aluminium sulphate, KAl(SO₄)₂·12H₂O |
| Baking Soda | Sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO3Bleaching Powder– Calcium oxychloride / Calcium hypochlorite, CaOCL2Borax– Sodium tetraborate decahydrate, Na2B4O7·10H2O |
| Caustic Soda / Lyle | Sodium hydroxide, NaOH |
| Chalk | Calcium carbonate, CaCO3Chloroform– Trichloromethane, CHCl3Epsom Salt– Magnesium sulphate, MgSO4Gypsum– 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) NitrogenThanks for reading!!! |
Alum / Potash Alum
Potassium aluminium sulphate, KAl(SO₄)₂·12H₂O
Baking Soda
Sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO3Bleaching Powder– Calcium oxychloride / Calcium hypochlorite, CaOCL2Borax– Sodium tetraborate decahydrate, Na2B4O7·10H2O
Caustic Soda / Lyle
Sodium hydroxide, NaOH
Chalk
Calcium carbonate, CaCO3Chloroform– Trichloromethane, CHCl3Epsom Salt– Magnesium sulphate, MgSO4Gypsum– Calcium sulphate dihydrate, CaSO4·2H2O
Laughing Gas
Nitrous oxide, N2O
Quick Lime
Calcium oxide, CaO
Soda Ash /Washing Soda
Sodium carbonate, Na2CO3
đź“ťSideNotes: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) NitrogenThanks for reading!!!