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	Name Formula Note 1-butanol CH3(CH2)3OH Flammable, liquid 1, 2-ethanediol (dihydroxy, ethane, ethylene glycol, glycol) C2H6O2 (HOCH2CH2OH) Liquid 1, 3-dymethyl 2-thiourea C3H8N2S (CH3NHCSNHCH3) Crystalline 2-butoxyethanol C4H9 x O x CH2 x CH2)H Liquid n-butyl alcohol Normal butyl alcohol Liquid Acetic acid (HAc, HOAc) CH3COOH Toxic (custic) Acetone CH3COCH3 - Acetic anhydride (CH3CO)2O Toxic Acetone sodium bisulfite CH3COCH3 x NaHSO3 Toxic Acetylacetone C5H8O2 Flammable, liquid Acetylene C2H2 - Aluminium chloride AlCl3 Crystalline Alum (Potassium) K2Al3(SO4)4 x 24H2O - Ammonia NH3 Toxic, gas Ammonium bifluoride NH4F x HF Toxic Ammyl alcohol CH3(CH2)3 x CH2OH Flammable, liquid Ammonium fluoride NH4F - Ammonia water NH3 + H2O Toxic, liquid Ammonium molybdate (NH4)6Mo7O2x 4 x 4H2O Crystals Ammonium acetate CH3COONH4 Crystalline Ammonium chloride NH4Cl Crystalline Ammonium dicitrate C6H14N2O7 Crystalline Ammonium ditartrate (NH4)2C2H4O6 Crystalline Ammonia hydoxide NH4OH Toxic, liquid Ammonium hydrogen fluoride (NH4)HF2 Crystalline Ammonium paramolybdate (NH4)6Mo7O24 x 4H2O Crystalline (molybdic acid) Ammonium peroxydisulfate (NH4)2S2O8 Crystalline Ammonium polysulfide (NH4)2Sx Toxic, liquid Ammonium thiosulfate (NH4)2S2O3 Crystalline Ammonium nitrate NH4NO3 - Ammonium sulfate (NH4)2SO4 - Antimony trichloride SbCl3 - Antimony trisulfide Sb2S3 - Arsenic trioxide As2O3 - Argon Ar Gas Arsine AsH4 - Barium hydroxide Ba(OH)2 - Barium oxide BaO - Beetsugar C6H12O6 Glucose Benzene C6H6 - Bismuth chloride BiCl4 - Bismuth trioxide Bi3O3 - Bleaching powder CaCl(OCl) Bleach Borax Na2B4O7 x 10 H2O - Boric acid B(OH)2 - Bromine Br2 Toxic, liquid Benzalkonium chloride Essentially alkyl-dimethyl-benzyl- ammonium chloride. Crystals Butyl carbitol Diethylene glycol mono-butyl ether Liquid Butyl cellosolve 2-butoxyethanol Liquid Calcium carbonate CaCO3 - Calcium fluoride CaF2 - Calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2 - Calcium oxide CaO Lime Cane sugar C12H22O11 Sucrose Cadmium chloride CdCl2 x H2O Toxic, Crystalline Carbolic acid C6H5OH - Carbon disulfide CS2 - Carbon tetrachloride CCl4 - Chloroform CHC12 - Carbitol Diethylene glycol monoethyl ether Liquid Cadmium acetate Cd(C2H3O2)2 Toxic, Crystalline Cerium (IV) nitrate Ce(NO3)4 Crystalline Cellosolve ethylene glycol monoethyl ether Liquid Chromium anhydride See chromic acid - Chromium (III) oxide Cr2O3 Crystalline Chromium (VI) oxide (Chromic acid) CrO3 Toxic, crystalline Citric acid C6H8O7 x H2O Crystalline Copper (II) ammonium chloride (NH4)2[CuCl4] x 2H2O Toxic, crystalline Copper ammonium persulfate [Cu(NH3)4]S2O8 Crystalline Copper (II) chloride CuCl2 x H2O Toxic, crystalline Copper (II) nitrate Cu(NO3)2 x 6H2O Toxic, crystalline Copper nitrate Cu(No3)2 - Copper (II) sulfate CuSO4 x 5H5O Toxic, crystalline Copper sulfate CuSO4 - Cupric chloride CuCl2 Crystalline Copper oxide CuO - Diborane B2H6 - Diethylene glycol (HOCH2CH2)2O Liquid Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether See butyl carbitol - Diethylene glycol monoethyl ether See ether - Diethyl ether See ether - Ethane C2H6 - Ethanethiol C6H14O2 Flammable, liquid Ethanol, ethyl alcohol (EOH) C2H5OH Flammable, liquid Ethylene glycol C2H6O2 (HOCH2CH2OH) fFlammable, liquid Ethly ether (ether) C2H5OC2H6 Flammable, liquid Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether 2-butoxyethanol Liquid Ethylene glycol (EG) CH2OHCH2OH - Ethylene C2H4 - Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether See cellosolve - Ethylenediamine (ED) NH2(CH2)NH2 - Ferrous acetate Fe(C2H3O2)2 x 4H2O Liquid Ferric chloride FeCl3 Crystalline Ferric oxide Fe2O3 Red ocher (rouge) Ferric oxide Fe(OH) Yellow/tan roughe Ferric oxide Fe3O4 Black rouge Ferric nitrate Fe(NO3)3 x 9H2O Crystals Ferric sulphide FeS - Fluoboric acid HBF4 Toxic, liquid Formic acid HCOOH Fructose, liquid Fruit sugar C6H12O6 - Glycerol (glycerine) C3H8O3 (HOCH2CHOHCH2OH) Liquid Glucose C6H12O6 - Gold (III) chloride AuCl3 x H2O Crystalline Hydrochloric acid HCl (95 %) Muriatic acid, Toxic, liquid Hydrofluoric acid (HF) HF (49 %) Toxic, liquid Hydrogen H2 Explosive, gas, flammable Hydrogen peroxide H2O2 (30 %) Peroxide, liquid Hydrogen sulfide H2S Toxic, gas Hypochlorous acid HClO4 - Iodic acid HIO3 - Iodoform CHI3 - Iron (III) chloride FeCl3 x 6H2O Crystalline Iron (III) nitrate Fe(NO3)3 x 9H2O Crystalline Iron (II) sulfate FeSO4 x 7H2O Crystalline Lactic acid C3H6O3 Liquid Lactose C12H2O11 - Lead acetate Pb(CH3COO)2 Toxic, crystalline Lead sulphite PbSO4 Crystalline Lead chloride PbCl3 - Lead chromate PbCrO4 - Lead nitrate Pb(NO3)2 - Lead oxide PbO - Lime CaO - Litharge PbO - Lithium chloride LiCl - Magnesium oxide (Magnesia) MgO Crystalline Magnesium chloride MgCl2 Toxic, crystalline Magnesium hydroxide Mg(OH)2 Milk of magnesia Maltose C12H22O11 - Manganese dioxide MnO2 - Mercury (II) nitrate Hg(NO3)2 x 8H2O Toxic, crystalline Mercury chloride HgCl2 Toxic, crystalline Mercury nitrate Hg2(NO3)2 - Methane CH4 - Methyl alcohol, methanol (MeOH) CH3OH Toxic, liquid Methyl ether CH3OCH3 - Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) - - Meta-Nitrobenzene sulphonic NO2 x C6H4 x SO3H Toxic, liquid Molybdic acid See ammonium molybdate Crystals Muriatic acid Technical grade HCl Liquid Nitric acid HNO3 Toxic, liquid Nitric acid HNO3 (70 %) White fuming Nitric acid HNO3 (72 %) Yellow fuming Nitric acid HNO3 (74 %) Red fuming Nitrogen N2 Gas Oxalic acid C2H2O4 x 2H2O Toxic, crystalline Perchloric acid HClO4 Toxic, liquid Perchloroethylene (PCE) C2Cl4 Perk Phosphoric acid H3PO4 Toxic, liquid Phosphine PH3 - Phosphorous pentoxide P2O5 - Plaster of Paris CaSO4 (+H2O) - Picric acid C6H3N3O7 Toxic, explosive, crystalline Potassium bicarbonate KHCO3 Crystalline Potassium bromide KBr - Potassium carbonate K2CO3 Crystalline Potassium chloride KCl Crystalline Potassium chlorate KClO3 - Potassium cyanide KCN Toxic, crystalline Potassium dichromate K2Cr2O7 Toxic, crystalline Potassium ferricyanide K3[Fe(CN)6] Crystalline Potassium ferrocyanide K4[Fe(CN)6] Crystalline Potassium hydrate solution KOH + H2O Toxic, liquid Potassium hydrogen fluoride KHF2 Crystalline Potassium hydrogen sulfate KHSO4 Crystalline Potassium hydroxide KOH Toxic, crystalline Potassium iodide KI Crystalline Potassium metabisulfite K2S2O5 Crystalline Potassium nitrate KNO3 Crystalline Potassium nitrite KNO2 - Potassium phthalate (di-) C8H4K2O4 Crystalline Potassium permanganate KMnO4 Crystalline Potassium sulfate K2SO4 - Potassium thiocyanate KSCN Toxic, crystalline Propane C3H6 - Propionic acid CH3CH2COOH - (Iso)propyl alcohol (ISO, ISO4) C3H7OH - Pyrocatechol (P) C6H4(OH)2 - Pyrophosphoric acid H4PO4; anhydrous Crystals or viscous liquid Quinone C6H4O2 - Selenic acid H2SeO4 Liquid Silver bromide AgBr - Silver chloride AgCl - Silver cyanide AgCN Toxic, crystalline Silver iodide AgI - Silver nitrate AgNO3 Crystalline Soap 3C17H35O - Sodium bisulphite Na2S3O5 Crystalline Sodium bicarbonate NaCHO3 Crystalline Sodium carbonate Na2CO3 x 10H2O Crystalline Sodium chloride NaCl Crystalline Sodium chromate Na2CrO4 Crystalline Sodium cyanide NaCN Toxic, crystalline Sodium dichromate Na2Cr2O7 x 2H2O Crystalline Sodium fluoride NaF Crystalline Sodium hydrogen phosphate Na2HPO4 x 12H2O Crystalline Sodium hydroxide NaOH Toxic, crystalline Sodium iodide NaI - Sodium molybdate Na2MoO4 x 2H2O Liquid Sodium nitrate NaNO3 Crystalline Sodium sulfate Na2SO4 Crystalline Sodium sulfate, anhydrous Na2SO4 Crystalline Sodium sulfide Na2S Crystalline Sodium tetraborate Na2B4O7 Crystalline Sodium thiocyanate NaSCN Crystalline Sodium thiosulfate (fixer) Na2S2O3 x 5H2O Crystalline Spirits of ammonia NH3 + H2O Toxic, liquid Stannic chloride SnCl5 - Stannous chloride SnCl2 Crystalline Stearic acid C17H3 x 5COOH - Strontium chloride SrCl3 - Strontium nitrate Sr(NO3)2 - Sucrose C12H22O11 - Sulfuric acid H2SO4 (95 %) Toxic, liquid Sulfamic acid NH2SO3H Liquid Sulfur dioxide SO2 - Sulfur trioxide SO3 - Tartaric acid C4H6O6 Liquid Thioglycolic acid HSCH2COOH Liquid Thiourea CS(NH2)2 Crystalline Tin (II) chloride SnCl2 x 2H2O Toxic, crystalline Toluene C6HC5H3 - Turpentine C10H16 - Vogel's special reagent Mixture of tar and (stainless steel etchant) sulfurous acid, boiled and filtered; protected Liquid Wetting agents Additives for lowering surface tension Surface tension Water H2O Liquid Xylene C6H4(CH3)2 Flammable, liquid Zinc chloride ZnCl2 Toxic, crystalline Zinc oxide ZnO - Zinc sulfate ZnSO4 - Zinc dichloride ZrCl2 - Zirconium iodide ZrI4 - Zephiran chloride A proprietary material produced in grades containing about 12 % and 17 % benzalkonium chloride as active constituent, plus some ammonium acetate; also called sephiran chloride. Available from pharmacies. Aqueous solution