COMMON NAMES OF SOME COMPOUNDS OF
TRANSTION ELEMENTS
ZINC OXIDE (ZnO): ZINC WHITE/CHINESE WHITE/PHILOSOPHER'S WOOL
- ZINC SULPHATE(ZnSO4.7H2O):
WHITE VITRIOL
- SILVER NITRATE(AgNO3):
LUNAR CAUSTIC
- COPPER SULPHATE(CuSO4.5H2O):
BLUE VITRIOL
- FERROUS SULPHATE(FeSO4.7H2O):
GREEN VITRIOL
- FERROUS AMMONIUM SULPHATE (NH4)2SO4.FESO4.6H2O :
MOHR'S SALT
- HYDRATED STANNIC CHLORIDE(SnCl4.5H2O):
BUTTER OF TIN/OXYMURIATE OF TIN
- LEAD TETROXIDE (Pb3O4):
RED LEAD
- BASIC LEAD CARBONATE(2PbCO3.Pb(OH)2):
WHITE LEAD
- TETRA AMINO CUPRIC HYDROXIDE ([Cu(NH3)4](OH)2):
SCHWEITZER'S REAGENT
- BASIC COPPER ACETATE (Cu2O(CH3COOH)2):
VERDIGRIS
- MERCUROUS CHLORIDE(Hg2Cl2):
CALOMEL
- AQ.NH3+MERCURIC OXIDE(OH-Hg-O-Hg-NH2.H2O):
MILLON'S BASE
- BASIC POTASSIUM TETRAIODO MERCURATE
(K2[HgI4]+KOH): NESSLER'S REAGENT
- MERCURIC SULPHIDE(HgS):
VERMILION
- KFe[Fe(CN)6]:
PRUSSIAN BLUE/TURNBULL'S BLUE
- ALUMINIUM COBALTIATE(Al2CoO4):
THENARD'S BLUE
- ZINC COBALTIATE(ZnCoO2):
RINMANN'S GREEN