Chemistry is a science of the composition of matter and transformation of its physical or
chemical property. Our universe is made of matter. The matter is composed of atoms of
various different chemical elements that are found in pure as well as combined form. Any
substance consisting of the matter is called chemical. They occur in the form of solids,
liquids or gases. It can exist as a pure substance or as a mixture. Every chemical
element is represented by a unique symbol.
There are naturally occurring chemicals and artificially made chemicals. Examples of
naturally occurring chemicals are as follows:
Solids – Rocks, plant fibres, soil, minerals such as zinc, copper, etc.
Liquids – Water
Gases – Hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen
Artificially made chemicals have various applications. They have transformed the
pharmaceuticals and food industries. Due to this the food flavouring and preservation
have become easy and inexpensive.
The chemical formula is a way to represent any chemical substance using the symbol of
the elements present in it. Below we have given a list of the chemical compound formulas
along with the compound name, molecular weight, and molecular formula.
Compound name Molecular weight Molecular formula
1 Acetic acid 60.052 g/mol CH3COOH
2 Hydrochloric acid 36.458 g/mol HCl
3 Sulfuric acid 98.072 g/mol H2SO4
CH COO–
4 Acetate 59.044 g/mol 3
5 Ammonia 17.031 g/mol NH3
6 Nitric acid 63.012 g/mol HNO3
7 Phosphoric acid 97.994 g/mol H3PO4
8 Sodium phosphate 119.976 g/mol Na3PO4
9 Calcium carbonate 100.086 g/mol CaCO3
10 Ammonium sulfate 132.134 g/mol (NH4)2SO4
11 Carbonic acid 62.024 g/mol H2CO3
12 Sodium bicarbonate 84.0066 g/mol NaHCO3
13 Sodium hydroxide 39.997 g/mol NaOH
14 Calcium hydroxide 74.092 g/mol Ca(OH)2
15 Ethanol 46.069 g/mol C2H5OH
16 Hydrobromic acid 80.912 g/mol HBr
17 Sulfuric acid 98.072 g/mol H2SO4
18 Nitrous acid 47.013 g/mol HNO2
19 Potassium hydroxide 56.11 g/mol KOH
20 Silver nitrate 169.872 g/mol AgNO3
21 Sodium carbonate 105.988 g/mol Na2CO3
22 Sodium chloride 58.44 g/mol NaCl
23 Cellulose 162.1406 g/mol (C6H10O5)n
24 Magnesium hydroxide 58.319 g/mol Mg(OH)2
25 Methane 16.043 g/mol CH4
26 Nitrogen dioxide 30.006 g/mol NO2
27 Potassium hydroxide 56.105 g/mol KOH
28 Sodium nitrate 84.994 g/mol NaNO3
29 Sulfurous acid 82.073 g/mol H2SO3
30 Aluminium sulfate 342.15 g/mol Al2(SO4)3
31 Aluminum oxide 101.96 g/mol Al2O3
32 Ammonia 17.031 g/mol NH3
33 Ammonium nitrate 80.043 g/mol NH4NO3
34 Ammonium phosphate 132.056 g/mol (NH4)3PO4
35 Barium hydroxide 171.341 g/mol Ba(OH)2
36 Carbon tetrachloride 153.811 g/mol CCl4
37 Citric acid 192.123 g/mol C6H8O7
38 Hydrocyanic acid 27.026 g/mol HCN
39 Salicylic Acid 138.121 g/mol C7H6O3
40 Hydroiodic acid 127.91 g/mol HI
41 Hypochlorous acid 52.457 g/mol HClO
42 Iron iii oxide 159.687 g/mol Fe2O3
43 Magnesium phosphate 262.855 g/mol Mg3(PO4)2
44 Sodium acetate 82.0343 g/mol C2H3NaO2
45 Sodium sulfate 142.036 g/mol Na2SO4
46 Sucrose 342.2965 g/mol C12H22O11
47 Potassium nitrate 101.102 g/mol KNO3
48 Ammonium bicarbonate 96.086 g/mol NH4HCO3
49 Ammonium chloride 53.489 g/mol NH4Cl
50 Ammonium hydroxide 35.046 g/mol NH4OH
51 Calcium nitrate 164.088 g/mol Ca(NO3)2
52 Calcium oxide 56.0774 g/mol CaO
53 Carbon monoxide 28.01 g/mol CO
54 Chlorine gas 70.9 g/mol Cl2
55 Phenol 94.11 g/mol C6H6O
56 Hydrogen peroxide 34.0147 g/mol H2O2
OH–
57 Hydroxide 17.007 g/mol
58 Magnesium chloride 95.211 g/mol MgCl2
59 Magnesium hydroxide 58.3197 g/mol Mg(OH)2
60 Potassium chloride 74.5513 g/mol KCl
61 Potassium iodide 166.0028 g/mol KI
62 Sulfur dioxide 64.066 g/mol SO2
63 Glycerin 92.09 g/mol C3H8O3
64 Ammonium sulfate 132.14 g/mol (NH4)2SO4
65 Barium nitrate 261.337 g/mol Ba(NO3)2
66 Calcium acetate 158.17 g/mol C4H6O4Ca
67 Sulfurous Acid 82.07 g/mol H2SO3
68 Iron oxide 159.69 g/mol Fe2O3
69 Potassium carbonate 138.205 g/mol K2CO3
70 Silver chloride 143.318 g/mol AgCl
71 Sodium iodide 149.894 g/mol NaI
72 Sodium oxide 61.9789 g/mol Na2O
73 Sodium sulfide 78.0452 g/mol Na2S
74 Sucrose 342.30 g/mol C12H22O11
75 Zinc nitrate 189.388 g/mol Zn(NO3)2
76 Aluminium Sulfate 342.15 g/mol Al2(SO4)3
77 Phenolphthalein 318.32 g/mol C20H14O4
78 Magnesium nitrate 148.313 g/mol Mg(NO3)2
79 Silicon dioxide 60.083 g/mol SiO2
80 Acetone 58.08 g/mol C3H6O
81 Hydroquinone 110.11 g/mol C6H6O2
82 Pyridine 79.1 g/mol C5H5N
83 Ammonium acetate 77.083 g/mol C2H3O2NH4
84 Xylene 106.16 g/mol C8H10
85 Barium sulfate 233.38 g/mol BaSO4
86 Benzene 78.11 g/mol C6H6
CHO
87 Bicarbonate 61.016 g/mol 3
–
CrO
88 Chromate 15.992 g/mol 4
2-
89 Methyl Ethyl Ketone 72.107 g/mol C4H8O
CN−
90 Cyanide 26.02 g/mol
91 Trichloroacetic acid 163.38 g/mol C2HCl3O2
92 Magnesium sulfate 120.361 g/mol MgSO4
93 Methanol 32.04 g/mol CH3OH
94 Nitrogen dioxide 46.0055 g/mol NO2
95 Oxygen Atomic mass 15.999 g/mol O
96 Methylene blue 319.85 g/mol C16H18ClN3S
97 Sodium sulfite 126.043 g/mol Na2SO3
98 Sulfur trioxide 80.057 g/mol SO3
99 Aluminum phosphate 121.951 g/mol AlPO4
100 Stearic acid 284.484 g/mol C18H36O2
101 Dinitrogen monoxide 44.013 g/mol N2O
102 Carbon monoxide 28.01 g/mol CO
103 Carbonic acid 62.03 g/mol H2CO3
104 Sodium carbonate 105.9888 g/mol Na2CO3
105 Titanium dioxide 233.38 g/mol TiO2
106 Acetonitrile 41.053 g/mol C2H3N
107 Oxalic acid 90.03 g/mol H2C2O4
108 Potassium dichromate 294.185 g/mol K2Cr2O7
109 Salicylic acid 138.121 g/mol C7H6O3
110 Sodium bromide 102.894 g/mol NaBr
111 Sodium hypochlorite 74.439 g/mol NaClO
112 Zinc acetate 183.48 g/mol Zn(CH3COO)2(H2O)2
113 Zinc chloride 136.286 g/mol ZnCl2
114 Zinc hydroxide 99.424 g/mol Zn(OH)2
115 Magnesium carbonate 84.313 g/mol MgCO3
116 Potassium chlorate 122.545 g/mol KClO3
117 Hydrazine 32.0452 g/mol N2H4
118 Ascorbic acid 176.12 g/mol C6H8O6
119 Benzoic acid 122.12 g/mol C7H6O2
120 Resorcinol 110.1 g/mol C6H6O2
121 Chlorine 70.9 g/mol Cl2
122 Ammonium nitrate 80.043 g/mol NH4NO3
123 Ammonium phosphate 132.056 g/mol (NH4)3PO4
124 Carbon tetrachloride 153.82 g/mol CCl4
125 Nitrous acid 47.013 g/mol HNO2
126 Maleic acid 116.072 g/mol C4H4O4
129 Sodium metabisulfite 190.107 g/mol Na2S2O5
130 Sodium Hypochlorite 74.439 g/mol NaClO
131 Acetamide 59.068 g/mol C2H5NO
132 Magnesium carbonate 84.3139 g/mol MgCO3
133 Sodium silicate 122.062 g/mol (Na2O)x·SiO2
NO
134 Nitrite 46.005 g/mol 2
−
OH−
135 Hydroxide 17.007 g/mol
PO
136 Phosphate 94.9714 g/mol 4
3-
137 Dichloromethane 84.93 g/mol CH2Cl2
138 Carbon Disulfide 76.13 g/mol CS2
139 Potassium chromate 194.189 g/mol CrK2O4
140 Zinc sulfate 161.436 g/mol ZnSO4
141 Iodine Atomic mass 126.90 g/mol I
142 Tannic acid 1701.19 g/mol C76H52O46
143 Aluminum 26.982 g/mol Al
144 Perchloric acid 100.46 g/mol HClO4
ClO–
145 Hypochlorite 51.449 g/mol
146 Citric acid 192.124 g/mol C6H8O7
147 Potassium Bromide 119.002 g/mol KBr
148 Chromic acid 118.01 g/mol H2CrO4
149 Dihydrogen monoxide 18.01528 g/mol OH2
150 Methyl acetate 74.079 g/mol C3H6O2
151 Dimethyl sulfoxide 78.13 g/mol C2H6OS
152 Hexane 86.18 g/mol C6H14
153 Phosphoric acid 97.994 g/mol H3PO4
154 Eugenol 164.2 g/mol C10H12O2
155 Manganese dioxide 86.9368 g/mol MnO2
156 Dimethyl sulfoxide 78.13 g/mol C2H6OS
157 Lactic acid 90.078 g/mol C3H6O3
158 Sodium potassium tartrate 282.1 g/mol C4H4O6KNa·4H2O
159 Hexamine 140.186 g/mol C6H12N4
160 Lithium hydroxide 23.95 g/mol LiOH
161 Dimethyl sulfoxide 78.13 g/mol C2H6OS
162 Phosphorus pentachloride 208.24 g/mol PCl5
163 Potassium oxide 94.2 g/mol K2O
164 Potassium phosphate 136.084 g/mol KH2PO4
165 Silver acetate 166.91 g/mol AgC2H3O2
166 Sodium citrate 258.06 g/mol Na3C6H5O7
167 Sodium fluoride 41.98817 g/mol NaF
168 Sodium nitrite 68.9953 g/mol NaNO2
169 Sulfate ion 96.06 g/mol SO42−
170 Barium carbonate 197.34 g/mol BaCO3
171 Calcium iodide 293.887 g/mol CaI2
HSO
172 Hydrogen sulfate 97.064 g/mol 4
–
173 Lithium oxide 29.88 g/mol Li2O
174 Dimethylglyoxime 116.12 g/mol C4H8N2O2
175 Permanganate 158.034 g/mol KMnO4
176 Silver phosphate 418.58 g/mol Ag3PO4
177 Sodium carbonate 105.9888 g/mol Na2CO3
178 Ammonium bromide 97.943 g/mol NH4Br
179 Calcium phosphate 310.18 g/mol Ca3(PO4)2
180 Dichromate 294.185 g/mol K2Cr2O7
181 Aluminum sulfide 150.158 g/mol Al2S3
182 Ammonium carbonate 96.086 g/mol (NH4)2CO3
183 Barium chloride 208.23 g/mol