Saturday, December 10, 2016

Commonly Available Chemicals

Many chemicals are commonly available in pure form. Others are available as reagents - inexpensive, convenient sources of chemicals with a bit of processing. This is convenient for both amateur and professional chemistry work. Common reagents include:


Details on the constituent chemicals of various household products can be found on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Household Products Index.

Acetic Acid

Acetone

Acetylene gas

Acetylsalicylic acid

Aluminium

Aluminium hydroxide

Aluminium oxide

Aluminium ammonium sulfate

Aluminium potassium sulfate

Ammonia

Ammonium bicarbonate

Ammonium bifluoride

Ammonium bromide

Ammonium carbonate

Ammonium chloride

Ammonium nitrate

Ammonium persulfate

Ammonium phosphate

Ammonium sulfate

Amylose

Anthocyanin

Argon gas

Ascorbic acid

Barium carbonate

Barium sulfate

Benzoyl peroxide

Bismuth

bismuth subsalicylate

boric acid

bromthymol blue

butane

caffeine

cadmium sulfide

calcium carbide

calcium carbonate

calcium chloride

calcium hydroxide

calcium hypochlorite

calcium nitrate

calcium oxide

calcium phosphate, monobasic

calcium sulfate anhydrous

calcium sulfate, hemihydrate

calcium sulfate dehydrate

camphor

carbon

carbon dioxide

carbonic acid

carrageenan

cellulose

chromium oxide

citric acid

copper

copper naphthenate

copper sulfate (anhydrous)

copper sulfate pentahydrate

cyanuric acid

dextrose

dichloromethane

dimethyl sulfoxide

ethanol/ethyl alcohol

ether

ethylene glycol

eugenol

formic acid

fructose

glucose

glycerin, glycerol

gold

gum Arabic

helium

hexamine

hydrogen gas

hydrochloric acid

hydrofluoric acid

hypochlorous acid

hydroquinone

hydrogen peroxide

iodine

iron

ferric chloride

ferric oxide (Iron III Oxide)

ferrous ferric oxide (Iron II III Oxide)

iron(II) sulfate

kerosene

lactic acid

latex

lead

linseed oil

lithium

magnesium

magnesium carbonate

magnesium hydroxide

magnesium silicate

magnesium sulfate

magnesium chloride

manganese dioxide

mercury

methane

methanol

methyl ethyl ketone

methyl ethyl ketone peroxide

methyl isobutyl ketone

methylene blue

methylene chloride

methyl salicylate

mineral oil

monosodium glutamate

naphthalene

nickel

nitrogen

nitrous oxide

oxalic acid

oxygen

para-dichlorobenzene

paraffin

phenol

phenolphthalein

phenol red

phosphoric acid

polystyrene

polyurethane foam

potassium aluminium sulfate

potassium bitartrate

potassium carbonate

potassium bromide

potassium chloride

potassium chromium sulfate

potassium dichromate

potassium iron (ii) hexacyanoferrate(iii)

potassium hydroxide

potassium iodide

potassium metabisulfite

potassium nitrate

potassium permanganate

potassium sodium tartrate

2-propanol

Silicon carbide

Silicon dioxide

Silver

sodium acetate

sodium borate

sodium bicarbonate

disodium phosphate

sodium bisulfate

sodium bromide

sodium carbonate

sodium chlorate

sodium chloride

sodium fluoride

sodium hexametaphosphate

sodium hydroxide

sodium hypochlorite

sodium nitrate

sodium metabisulfite

sodium percarbonate

sodium phosphate

sodium silicate

sodium sulfite

sodium sulfate

sodium tetraborate decahydrate

sodium thiosulfate

stearic acid

steel

sucrose

sulphur

sulfuric acid

tannic acid

tartaric acid

tetrachloroethylene

thymolphthalein

titanium dioxide

trichloroethane

tetrafluoroethane

thiourea

toluene

town gas

trichloroethylene

tungsten

turpentine

urea

water

xylene

zinc

zinc chloride

zinc oxide

zinc sulfate

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