Category: Chemical Compound Formulas

What is Carbonic Acid? Carbonic acid is a carbon-containing compound which has the chemical formula H2CO3. Solutions of carbon dioxide in water contain small amounts of this compound. Its chemical formula can also be written as OC(OH)2 since there exists one carbon-oxygen double bond in this compound. Carbonic acid is often described as a respiratory acid since it is…

What is Ammonium Sulfate? Ammonium Sulfate is an inorganic salt with a chemical formula (NH4)2SO4 Ammonium Sulfate is non-hazardous to human. It is also known as Diammonium sulfate or Sulphuric acid diammonium salt. It has no smell and dissolves in water easily. It does not dissolve in acetone. It appears as a crystalline solid white and…

What is Calcium carbonate? Calcium carbonate is a odourless chemical compound. It is water insoluble source of calcium. It is mainly found in rocks and is carbonic salt of calcium. Some of the pure calcium carbonate minerals are Calcite, Vaterite, Aragonite. Biological sources of calcium carbonate are Snail shells, Egg shells, Oyster shells etc. Mostly…

What is Sodium Phosphate? Sodium phosphate is also known as phospho soda with the formula Na3PO4 is a saline cathartic that is familiar to radiologists since it is often used as a cleansing agent prior to double contrast barium enema. Sodium phosphate cradles are the most widely recognized, yet there is broad utilization of potassium phosphate buffer and blends of…

What is Phosphoric Acid? Orthophosphoric acid refers to phosphoric acid. Phosphoric Acid is a weak acid with chemical formula H3PO4. Phosphoric Acid is an acid-containing four atoms of oxygen, one atom of phosphorus, and three atoms of hydrogen. It is also known as phosphoric(V) acid or orthophosphoric acid. It is present in teeth and bone and…

What is Nitric Acid? Nitric Acid is a strong acid with chemical formula HNO3. It is also known as the spirit of niter and aqua fortis. In its pure form, it is colourless but as it gets older it turns into a yellow cast. This colour appears due to the decomposition of Nitric acid to…

What is Ammonia? Ammonia is a colorless gas with a chemical formula NH3. It consists of hydrogen and nitrogen. In its aqueous form, it is called ammonium hydroxide. This inorganic compound has a pungent smell. In its concentrated form, it is dangerous and caustic. Ammonia is lighter than air with a density of 0.769  kg/m3 at STP. It…

What is Hydrochloric acid? Hydrochloric acid is an inorganic chemical. It is a strong corrosive acid with a chemical formula HCl. It is also known as hydrogen chloride or muriatic acid. When hydrogen chloride is dissolved in water HCl is formed. It is a simple diatomic molecule. The hydrogen and chlorine atom are connected with a…

What is Acetic Acid? Acetic acid is an organic compound with the formula CH3COOH. It is a carboxylic acid consisting of a methyl group that is attached to a carboxyl functional group. The systematic IUPAC name of acetic acid is ethanoic acid and its chemical formula can also be written as C2H4O2. Vinegar is a solution of acetic…