COMPOUND
(IUPAC Name)
MOLECULAR
FORMULA
COMMON
NAME
STRUCTURE
H3C
H
 Grain alcohol
 Drinking
alcohol
H
C2H6O
H
HAZARDS
 MW: 46.07g/mol
 Appears as a colorless
liquid
 Has a fragrant odor
 MP: -177°C
 BP: 78°C
 Highly soluble in H2O
 Highly flammable
 Contact with eyes
can
cause
considerable irritation
 Consumption of large
amounts can be fatal
 Chronic
ingestion
may lead to internal
organ damage
OH
or
Ethyl Alcohol
(ethanol)
PROPERTIES
C
C
O
H
H
H
or
OH
Water





O
H2O
H
H
H
C6H14
H
H
C
NaCl
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C
C
H
H
Sodium chloride
H
H
H
H
C
C
H
H
C
H
H
H
[Na+][Cl—]
 No significant hazard
most
 MW: 86.18g/mol
 Appears as a clear,
colorless liquid.
 Has a gasoline-like odor
 Insoluble in H2O
 BP: 68°C
 MP: -95°C
or
n-hexane
(hexane)
MW: 18.00g/mol
Polar molecule
BP: 100°C
MP: 0°C
Dissolves
compounds
 Rock salt
 Table salt
 MW : 58.44g/mol
 Appears
as
white
crystals.
 Odorless
 Solubility: 36g/100mL @
20°C
 Hygroscopic
 Extremely flammable
liquid and vapor.
 Vapor can cause
flash fire.
 Fatal if swallowed.
 Affects the nervous
system.
 May
cause
mild
irritation
to
the
respiratory
tract
when inhaled.
 Very large dosages
can
cause
dehydration
and
congestion in most
internal organs.
 May
also
irritate
damaged skin.
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OH
HO
O H
H
OH
H
HO
OH
O
H
H
HO
OH
H
O
H
OH
OH
or
H2C
H
C OH
HO C
H
Sucrose
OH
HO
C
H
CH2
O H
H
C
C
O
OH
OH
O
C H
HO C
C
C H2C
OH
H
OH
 Table sugar
 Saccharose
or
C12H22O11
OH
O
HO
H
HO H
H
OH
H
H
 MW: 342.30 g/mol
 Solubility: 4.20 g/mL @
90°C
 Appears as a white,
crystalline powder
 Odorless
 No significant hazard
HO
OH
O
H
HO
HO
H
O
OH
or
Calcium carbonate
CaCO3
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




Limestone
Calcite
Aragonite
Chalk
Marble
 MW: 100.09g/mol
 Appears as fine, white
powder
 Odorless
 Solubility: 0.001g/100mL
H2O
 May cause irritation
to skin, eyes, and
respiratory tract.
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O
C
H3C
Propanone
 Acetone
 2-propanone
 Dimethyl
ketone
CH3
or
C3H6O
O
H
H
H
H
or
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 MW: 128.16g/mol
 Appears
as
white
crystals
 Has strong coal tar odor
(moth balls)
 Insoluble in H2O
 Inhalation can cause
headache, nausea,
vomiting, extensive
sweating,
and
disorientation.
 Ingestion is toxic; can
cause death due to
renal failure.
 Combustible.
 May can cause skin
allergy.
H
H
C10H8
 Extremely flammable
liquid and vapor.
 Vapor can cause
flash fire.
 Inhalation can cause
irritation
in
the
respiratory tract.
 Can affect the central
nervous system.
H
H
Naphthalene
 MW: 58.08 g/mol
 Appears as a clear,
colorless, volatile liquid.
 Has fragrant, mint-like
odor.
 Highly soluble in H2O
 BP: 56.5°C
 MP: -95°C





Moth balls
Tar camphor
White tar
Antimite
Chalk
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