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Chemistry
for Secondary Schools

Appendix 2: List of chemical substances with IUPAC names

S/N Common name Chemical formula IUPAC name

1 Aspirin C H O Acetylsalicylic acid
9 8 4
Sodium hydrogen
2 Baking soda NaHCO
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3 carbonate
3 Bleach NaOCl Sodium hypochlorite
4 Carbon dioxide CO Carbon dioxide
2
5 Carbon monoxide CO Carbon monoxide
6 Caustic potash KOH Potassium hydroxide
7 Caustic soda NaOH Sodium hydroxide
8 Chalk CaCO Calcium carbonate
3
9 Chloroform CHCl Trichloromethane
3
10 Common salt NaCl Sodium chloride
Copper sulfate (Cupric
11 CuSO Copper(II) sulfate
sulfate) 4

Dinitrogen oxide
12 N O Dinitrogen monoxide
(Nitrous oxide) 2
Calcium magnesium
13 Dolomite CaMg(CO )
3 2 carbonate
14 Fluospar/fluorite CaF Calcium fluoride
2
15 Gypsum CaSO 2H O Calcium sulfate dihydrate
●
4
2
16 Limestone CaCO Calcium carbonate
3
Calcium hydroxide
17 Limewater Ca(OH)
2 solution
18 Marble CaCO Calcium carbonate
3
19 Milk of magnesia Mg(OH) Magnesium hydroxide
2
Calcium sulfate
20 Plaster of Paris (POP) CaSO ● H 2 O
4 hemihydrate
21 Quick lime CaO Calcium oxide
22 Saltpetre KNO Potassium nitrate
3
23 Slaked lime Ca(OH) Calcium hydroxide
2
24 Soda ash Na CO Sodium carbonate
2
3
25 Sodium nitrate NaNO Sodium nitrate
3

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