Department of Chemistry
and Physics
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Department of Chemistry and Physics |
| Common Reagents/ Acids and Bases |
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Students enrolled in Dr. Draganjac's Introduction to Chemistry (CHEM1003),
General Chemistry I (CHEM1013) and General Chemistry II (CHEM1023) classes
are responsible for learning the names and formulae for the common acids/
bases and common reagents:
| Common Acids: | Common Reagents: | ||
| Strong Acids: | Acetylene | C2H2 | |
| Hydrochloric acid | HCl (aq) | Ethylene | C2H4 |
| Hydrobromic acid | HBr (aq) | Methane | CH4 |
| Hydroiodic acid | HI (aq) | Ethane | C2H6 |
| Perchloric acid | HClO4 | Propane | C3H8 |
| Chloric acid | HClO3 | Butane | C4H10 |
| Nitric acid | HNO3 | Benzene | C6H6 |
| Sulfuric acid | H2SO4 | Methyl alcohol | CH3OH |
| Weak Acids: | Ethyl alcohol | C2H5OH | |
| Hydrofluoric acid | HF (aq) | Propyl alcohol | C3H7OH |
| Hydrocyanic acid | HCN (aq) | Hydrogen sulfide | H2S |
| Nitrous acid | HNO2 | Hydrogen peroxide | H2O2 |
| Sulfurous acid | H2SO3 | Chloroform | CHCl3 |
| Phosphoric acid | H3PO4 | Formaldehyde | CH2O |
| Phosphorous acid | H3PO3 | ||
| Chlorous acid | HClO2 | ||
| Formic acid | HCOOH | ||
| Acetic acid | CH3COOH | ||
| Carbonic acid | H2CO3 | ||
| KHP | KC8H5O4 | ||
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| Common Bases: | |||
| Strong Bases: | |||
| Lithium hydroxide | LiOH | ||
| Sodium hydroxide | NaOH | ||
| Potassium hydroxide | KOH | ||
| Strontium hydroxide | Sr(OH)2 | ||
| Barium hydroxide | Ba(OH)2 | ||
| Weak Bases: | |||
| Ammonia | NH3 | ||
| Pyridine | C5H5N |