formulaes

• Compounds - Name & formula - important compounds

  • Hydrochloric acid
  • Nitric acid
  • Sulphuric acid
  • Carbonic acid
  • Phosphoric acid
  • Acetic acid
• Acids


  Compounds containing hydrogen that can donate protons
• Elements in the acid compounds

  • Hydrogen
  • Chlorine
  • Nitrogen
  • Oxygen
  • Sulphur
  • Carbon
  • Phosphorus
• Bases


  • Potassium hydroxide
  • Sodium hydroxide
  • Calcium hydroxide
  • Zinc hydroxide
  • Magnesium hydroxide
• Elements in the base compounds

  • Potassium
  • Oxygen
  • Hydrogen
  • Sodium
  • Calcium
  • Zinc
  • Magnesium
• Salts


  • Lead nitrate
  • Potassium bromide
  • Calcium chloride
  • Rock salt
  • Gypsum
  • Blue vitriol
  • Epsom salt
  • Green vitriol
  • Glauber's salt
  • Washing soda
• Salts


  Ionic compounds formed from the reaction of an acid and a base
• Elements in the salt compounds

  • Lead
  • Nitrogen
  • Oxygen
  • Potassium
  • Bromine
  • Calcium
  • Chlorine
  • Carbon
  • Hydrogen
  • Sodium
  • Sulphur
  • Magnesium
  • Iron
• Hydrocarbons


  • Methane
  • Ethane
  • Propane
  • Butane
• Hydrocarbons


  Organic compounds containing only carbon and hydrogen
• Alcohols


  • Methanol
  • Ethanol
  • Propanol
• Alcohols


  Organic compounds containing a hydroxyl group (-OH) attached to a carbon atom