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! Chemical name

! Chemical formula

! Common name

! Source and description

acetic acid

| CH3COOH + H2O

| 5% Solution: White vinegar

| Grocery store; "white vinegar" - 5%

Photography supply store; "Indicator Stop Bath" - 89% (with Bromocresol Purple dye) or "Glacial

Acetic Acid" 99.5-100%

acetone

| CH3COCH3

| Acetone

| General; "nail polish remover"

Boating supply; "fiberglass cleaner"

Hardware store; "Acetone"

acetylene gas

| C2H2

| Ethyne

| Hardware store or Welding supply; "acetylene"

By reaction of calcium carbide and water.

acetylsalicylic acid

| C9H8O4

| Aspirin

| Pharmacy; "Aspirin"

aluminium

| Al

| Aluminium

| General; "aluminium foil"

Fine art store; "metallic pigment" - powdered aluminium

Fiberglass supply shop; powdered aluminium as a filler material.

Refined from mined aluminum ore, or bauxite.

Often coated with wax to reduce flammability.

aluminium hydroxide

| Al(OH)3

| alumina hydrate

| General; "antacid tablets" - blended with magnesium hydroxide

Antacid Tablets; Alu-cap, Amphojel, Dialume - 100%

Fine art supply: "thickening agent"

aluminium oxide

| Al2O3

| alumina

| Welding/Industrial supply; "sandblasting sand" - graded sizes of crystals

Telescope supply; grinding agent for optical components

aluminium ammonium sulfate

| AlNH4(SO4)2

| ammonium alum

| General; "styptic pencils" for shaving

Fine art supply; mordant for dying and painting

Organic/health/Bulk Foods; by name

Photography supply store; darkroom chemical

aluminium potassium sulfate

| KAl(SO4)2 12H2O

| Alum, potassium aluminium sulphate

| General; astringent to shrink mucus membranes

General; "styptic pencil"

General; mordant for clothing dyes (RIT brand and others)

Natural health store; "deodorant stone"

aluminium sulfate

| Al2(SO4)2

| Flocculating Powder

| Pool supply; by name

General; antiperspirant (not deodorant) brand name "Sparkling Clear"

ammonia

| NH3(aq); NH4OH

| Ammonia, Ammonium Hydroxide

| Grocery store; "ammonia" - ammonium hydroxide - Make sure it is marked "clear". It contains soap if it foams when you shake it.

Welding supply; "ammonia" - anhydrous ammonia in cylinders

ammonium bicarbonate

| (NH4)HCO3

| Salt of Hartshorn, Baker's Ammonia

| Scandinavian baking ingredient

Must be kept sealed for stability.

ammonium bifluoride

| NH4 HF2

| Ammonium hydrogen fluoride

| Hardware store; "toilet bowl cleaner", "rust stain remover"

Automotive supply; "car body cleaner"

General; glass etching (Armour Etch brand)

ammonium bromide

| NH4 Br

| -----

| Photography store/Darkroom; "bleach bath" for photograph development

ammonium carbonate

| (NH4)2CO3

| Smelling Salts, Salt of Hartshorn, Baker's Ammonia

| Grocery/Drug store; "smelling salts" (first-aid section)

Scandinavian Baking Ingredient

Must be kept sealed for stability.

ammonium chloride

| NH4Cl

| Soldering Flux

| Hardware store (plumbing); "Salt of Ammon", "Sal Ammoniac" (soldering flux/soldering iron cleaner)

Photography supply; darkroom chemical

ammonium nitrate

| NH4NO3

| Ammonium Nitrate

| Garden supply; "Nitrate of Ammonia" (fertilizer)

Grocery/Pharmacy; single-use cold packs

ammonium persulfate

| (NH4)S2O8

| Etching Solution, Ammonium Peroxodisulphate

| Electronics supply; "circuit board etching solution"

ammonium phosphate

| (NH4)3PO4

| Fertilizer

| Garden/Agricultural supply; by name

ammonium sulfate

| (NH4)2SO4

| -----

| Garden/Agricultural supply; fertilizer or pH adjuster for soil

amylose

| (C6H9O5)n

| Cornstarch

| Grocery store; "corn starch"

anthocyanin

| -----

| -----

| Extraction from Red Cabbage: Cut, boil, then filter

argon gas

| Ar

| -----

| Welding supply; by name

General; inert filler gas inside incandescent light bulbs

ascorbic acid

| C6H8O6

| Vitamin C

| General; "Vitamin C tablets"

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! Chemical name

Chemical formulaCommon nameSource / Description / Brand
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | acetic acid
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | CH3COOH + H2O

| align="left" | 5% Solution: White vinegar

| align="left" | Grocery store; "white vinegar" - 5%

Photography supply store; "Indicator Stop Bath" - 89% (with Bromocresol Purple dye) or "Glacial

colspan="3" align="left"| Notes: In supermarkets, acetic acid is available in concentrations up to 31%.
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | acetone
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | CH3COCH3

| align="left" | Acetone

| align="left" | General; "nail polish remover"

Boating supply; "fiberglass cleaner"

Hardware store; "Acetone"

colspan="3" align="left"| Notes:
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | acetylene gas
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | C2H2

| align="left" | Ethyne

| align="left" | Hardware store or Welding supply; "acetylene"

By reaction of calcium carbide and water.

colspan="3" align="left"| Notes:
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | acetylsalicylic acid
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | C9H8O4

| Aspirin

| Pharmacy; "Aspirin"

colspan="3" align="left"| Notes:
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | aluminium
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | Al

| align="left" | Aluminium

| align="left" | General; "aluminium foil"

Fine art store; "metallic pigment" - powdered aluminium

Fiberglass supply shop; powdered aluminium as a filler material.

Refined from mined aluminum ore, or bauxite.

Often coated with wax to reduce flammability.

colspan="3" align="left"| Notes:
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | aluminium hydroxide
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | Al(OH)3

| align="left" | alumina hydrate

| align="left" | General; "antacid tablets" - blended with magnesium hydroxide

Antacid Tablets; Alu-cap, Amphojel, Dialume 100%

Fine art supply: "thickening agent"

colspan="3" align="left"| Notes:
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | aluminium oxide
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | Al2O3

| align="center" | alumina

| Welding/Industrial supply; "sandblasting sand" - graded sizes of crystals

Telescope supply; grinding agent for optical components

colspan="3" align="left"| Notes:
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | aluminium ammonium sulfate
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | AlNH4(SO4)2

| align="left" | ammonium alum

| align="left" | General; "styptic pencils" for shaving

Fine art supply; mordant for dying and painting

Organic/health/Bulk Foods; by name

Photography supply store; darkroom chemical

colspan="3" align="left"| Notes:
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | aluminium potassium sulfate
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | KAl(SO4)2 12H2O

| align="left" | Alum, potassium aluminium sulphate

| align="left" | General; astringent to shrink mucus membranes

General; "styptic pencil"

General; mordant for clothing dyes (RIT brand and others)

Natural health store; "deodorant stone"

colspan="3" align="left"| Notes:
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | aluminium sulfate
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | Al2(SO4)2

| align="left" | Flocculating Powder

| align="left" | Pool supply; by name

General; antiperspirant (not deodorant) brand name "Sparkling Clear"

colspan="3" align="left"| Notes:
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | ammonia
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | NH3(aq); NH4OH

| align="left" | Ammonia, Ammonium Hydroxide

| align="left" | Grocery store; "ammonia" - ammonium hydroxide - Make sure it is marked "clear". It contains soap if it foams when you shake it.

Welding supply; "ammonia" - anhydrous ammonia in cylinders

colspan="3" align="left"| Notes:
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | ammonium bicarbonate
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | (NH4)HCO3

| align="center" | Salt of Hartshorn, Baker's Ammonia

| Scandinavian baking ingredient

Must be kept sealed for stability.

colspan="3" align="left"| Notes:
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | ammonium bifluoride
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | NH4 HF2

| align="left" | Ammonium hydrogen fluoride

| align="left" | Hardware store; "toilet bowl cleaner", "rust stain remover"

Automotive supply; "car body cleaner"

General; glass etching (Armour Etch brand)

colspan="3" align="left"| Notes:
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | ammonium bromide
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | NH4 Br

| -----

| Photography store/Darkroom; "bleach bath" for photograph development

colspan="3" align="left"| Notes:
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | ammonium carbonate
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | (NH4)2CO3

| align="left" | Smelling Salts, Salt of Hartshorn, Baker's Ammonia

| align="left" | Grocery/Drug store; "smelling salts" (first-aid section)

Scandinavian Baking Ingredient

Must be kept sealed for stability.

colspan="3" align="left"| Notes:
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | ammonium chloride
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | NH4Cl

| align="left" | Soldering Flux

| align="left" | Hardware store (plumbing); "Salt of Ammon", "Sal Ammoniac" (soldering flux/soldering iron cleaner)

Photography supply; darkroom chemical

colspan="3" align="left"| Notes:
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | ammonium nitrate
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | NH4NO3

| align="left" | Ammonium Nitrate

| align="left" | Garden supply; "Nitrate of Ammonia" (fertilizer)

Grocery/Pharmacy; single-use cold packs

colspan="3" align="left"| Notes:
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | ammonium persulfate
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | (NH4)S2O8

| align="left" | Etching Solution, Ammonium Peroxodisulphate

| align="left" | Electronics supply; "circuit board etching solution"

colspan="3" align="left"| Notes:
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | ammonium phosphate
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | (NH4)3PO4

| align="left" | Fertilizer

| align="left" | Garden/Agricultural supply; by name

colspan="3" align="left"| Notes:
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | ammonium sulfate
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | (NH4)2SO4

| align="left" | -----

| align="left" | Garden/Agricultural supply; fertilizer or pH adjuster for soil

colspan="3" align="left"| Notes:
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | amylose
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | (C6H9O5)n

| align="left" | Cornstarch

| align="left" | Grocery store; "corn starch"

colspan="3" align="left"| Notes:
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | anthocyanin
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | -----

| align="center" | -----

| Extraction from Red Cabbage: Cut, boil, then filter

colspan="3" align="left"| Notes:
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | argon gas
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | Ar

| align="center" | -----

| Welding supply; by name

General; inert filler gas inside incandescent light bulbs

colspan="2" align="left"| Notes:
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | ascorbic acid
rowspan="3" align="center" style="width:175px" | C6H8O6

| align="center" | Vitamin C

| align="left" | Supermarket "Vitamin C tablets"

colspan="2" align="left"| Notes: