Acid base Salts : Common Name

Common name of acid base and salt

Common Name of Inorganic Acid

* H₂SO₄ - Oil of vitriol

* HCl - Muriatic acid

* HNO₃ - Aqua fortis , spirit of niter

* NaOH - Caustic soda

* KOH - Caustic potash

* Mg(OH)₂ - Milk of magnesia

* NH₄OH - Ammonia solution, ammonia water, aqueous ammonia, or aqua ammonia

* Ca(OH)₂ - slaked lime

Note : Limewater is the common name for a saturated solution of calcium hydroxide.

* Common salt, table salt ---- NaCl ---- Sodium Chloride

* Soda Ash ---- Na₂CO₃ ---- Sodium Carbonate

* Washing Soda ---- Na₂CO₃. 10 H₂O ---- Sodium carbonate deca hydrate

* Baking Soda ---- NaHCO₃ ---- Sodium Bicarbonate

* Chile saltpeter ---- NaNO₃ ---- Sodium Nitrate

* Glauber Salt ---- Na₂SO₄ . 10 H₂O ---- Sodium sulfate deca hydrate

* Quick Lime , Burnt Lime ---- CaO ---- Calcium Oxide

* Slaked lime, Lime of water ---- Ca(OH)₂ ---- Calcium Hydroxide

* Lime Stone ---- CaCO₃ ---- Calcium Carbonate

* Gypsum ---- CaSO₄ . 2H₂O ---- Calcium Sulfate dihydrate

* Plaster of Paris ---- CaSO₄ . ½ H₂O ---- Calcium Sulfate hemihydrate

* Epsom salt ---- MgSO₄ . 7H₂O ---- Magnesium Sulfate heptahydrate

* Blue vitriol ---- CuSO₄ . 5H₂O ---- Copper Sulfate Pentahydrate

* Green vitriol ---- FeSO₄ . 7H₂O ---- Ferrous Sulfate HeptaHydrate

* White vitriol ---- ZnSO₄ . 7H₂O ---- Zinc Sulfate Heptahydrate

* Mohr’s Salt ---- FeSO₄ . (NH₄ )₂ SO₄ . 6H₂O ---- Ferrous Ammonium Sulfate

* Potash alum , Fitkari ---- K₂SO₄.Al₂(SO₄)₃.24H₂O ---- Aluminium potassium sulfate dodecahydrate

Note:

* Blue vitriol is also called bluestone or vitriol of copper or Roman vitriol .