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Alum

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Hydrated double sulphate of potassium and aluminum (K2SO4.Al2(SO4)3.24 H2O

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Aluminia

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Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3)

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Ammonia Water

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Ammonium Hydroxide (NH4OH)

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Anglesite

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Lead Sulphate (PbSO4)

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Aqua Fortis

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Concentrated Nitric Acid (HNO3)

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Aqua Regia

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3HCl (Conc.) + HNO3 (Conc.)

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Azote gas

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Nitrogen

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Azurite Blue

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Basic Copper Carbonate (2CuCO3.Cu(OH)2)

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Baking Soda

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Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate NaHCO3

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Baryta

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Barium Hydroxide (Ba(OH)2)

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Basic Lead Acetate

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Pb(OH)2Pb(CH3COO)2

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Bauxite

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Dihydrate Aluminium Oxide Al2O3.2H2O

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Blue Vitriol

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Pentahydrate of Copper sulphate

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Bleaching powder

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Calcium Hypochlorate Chloride or Calcium oxychloride (CaOCl2)

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Borax

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Sodium Tetraborate. Na2B4O7.10H2O

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Brimstone

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Sulphur

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Brine, common salt or rock salt

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NaCl

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18
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Cerusite

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Lead Carbonate PbCO3

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Chile Saltpetre or Caliche

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Sodium Nitrate NaNO3

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Chalk or Limestone

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Calcium Carbonate CaCO3

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Cuprite or Ruby Copper

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Cuprous oxide (CuO2)

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22
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Copper Glance

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Copper Sulphide Cu2S

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Carnalite

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Potassium magnesium Chloride, KCl.MgCl2.6H2O

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Calomel

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Mercurous Chloride (Hg2Cl2)

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Cane Sugar or Beet Sugar
Sucrose (C12H22O11)
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Calgon
Sodium Hexa-metaphosphate Na2[Na4(PO3)6]
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Caustic soda
Sodium Hydroxide NaOH
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Caustic Potash
Potassium Hydroxide KOH
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Calamine
Zinc Carbonate (ZnCO3)
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Corundum
Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3)
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Dead-burnt gypsum
Anhydrous Calcium Sulphate (CaSO4)
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Diaspore
Monohydrate Aluminium oxide
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Dry Ice
Solid Carbon dioxide
34
Epsom Salt
Heptahydrate Magnesium Sulphate MgSO4.7H2O
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Flurospar
Calcium Fluoride CaF2
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Galena
Lead Sulphide PbS
37
Glauber's salt
Hydrated Sodium Sulphate Na2SO4.10H2O
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Green Vitriol
Ferrous Sulphate (FeSO4.7H2O)
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Gypsum
Calcium sulphate dihydrate (CaSO4.2H2O)
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Hydrolith
Calcium Hydride (CaH2)
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Hypo
Sodium Thiosulphate (Na2S2O3.5H2O)
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Iron Pyrites
Iron Disulphide FeS2
43
Laughing Gas
Dinitrogen oxide N2O
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Limonite
Hydrated Ferric Oxide Fe2O3.3H2O
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Litharge
Lead Monoxide PbO
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Lime
Calcium oxide CaO
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Lime Water
Calcium Hydroxide CaOH
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Lime Stone, Chalk or marble
Calcium Carbonate CaCO3
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Lunar Caustic
Silver Nitrate AgNO3
50
Magnetite
Ferrosulphuric oxide Fe3O4
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Milk of lime
Calcium Hydroxide CaOH
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Milk of magnesia
Magnesium Hydroxide Mg(OH)2
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Marsh Gas
Methane (CH4)
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Malachite (green)
Basic Copper Carbonate CuCO3.Cu(OH)2
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Magnesia
Magnesium Oxide MgO
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Magnesite
Magnesium Carbonate (MgCO3)
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Mohr's Salt
Ferrous Ammonium Sulphate Hexahydrate | (NH4)2SO4 FeSO4.6H2O
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Muriatic acid
Hydrochloric Acid (HCl)
59
Nessler's reagent
Pottassium Tetra-iodomercurate K2[Hg I4]
60
Nitre
Potassium Nitrate (KNO3)
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Nitre Cake
Sodium Hydrogen Suphate NaHSO4
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Nitrolim
Calcium Cyanide plus Carbon CaCN2 + C
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Nitrate of lime (Nitrolime)
Basic Calcium Nitrate Ca(NO3)2.CaO
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Oil of Vitriol
Concentrated Sulphuric Acid
65
Oleum
Pyrosulphuric acid H2S2O7
66
Pearl ash
Potassium Carbonate K2CO3
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Philosopher's wool
zinc Oxide ZnO
68
Phosgene
Carbonyl Chloride COCl2
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Potash
Potassium Carbonate K2CO3
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Potash Alum
Potassium Alumium Sulphate K2SO4, Al2(SO4).24 H2O
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Plaster of paris
Hemihydrate of calcium sulphate CaSO4.1/2H2O
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Pyrogallol
benzene - 1, 2, 3- triol C6H3(OH)3
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Pyrolusite
Manganese Dioxide
74
Quartz or silica
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
75
Quick Lime
Calcium Oxide CaO
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Quick Silver
Mercury Hg
77
red lead
triplumbic trioxide Pb3O4
78
Rock Salt
NaCl
79
Rough
Ferric Oxide Fe2O3
80
Sal Ammoniac
Solid Ammonium Chloride
81
Sal Volatile
Solid Ammonium Carbonate
82
Salt Cake
Anhydrous Sodium Sulphate Na2SO4
83
Salt petre
Potassium Nitrate KNO3
84
Siderite
Ferrous Carbonate
85
Silica
Silicon dioxide SiO2
86
Silica Gel
Hydrated Silica SiO2. xH2O
87
Slaked Lime
Calcium, Hydroxide Ca(OH)2
88
Soda Ash
Anhydrous Sodiuym Carbonate Na2CO3
89
Water glass
Sodium dioxide containing excess of silica NaSiO3.SiO2
90
Super Phosphate of Lime
mixture of calcium dihydrogen phosphate and calcium sulphate Ca(H2PO4)2.H2O + 2CaSO4 . 2H2O
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Verdigiris
Basic copper acetate Cu(CH3COO) 2
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white lead
Basic Lead Carbonate 2PbCO3.Pb(OH)
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White vitriol
Heptahydrated zinc sulphate ZnSO4.7H2O
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Washing Soda
Hydrated Sodium Carbonate Na2CO3.10H2O
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Zincite
Zinc Oxide ZnO
96
zinc blende
Zinc Sulphide ZnS

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