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{{Mergeto|List of commonly available chemicals|date=January 2010}}
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This article is a table of '''common chemical ingredients''' and where to find them.
==Table of common chemical ingredients and where to find them==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
! Chemical name || Chemical formula || Common name || Where to buy || Specific brand or product
|-
| rowspan="3" align="left" style="width:175px" | [[Acetic acid (ethanoic acid)]]
|-
| align="center" | CH<sub>3</sub>COOH + H<sub>2</sub>O
| align="center" | 5% Solution: White vinegar
| align="center" | Photography supply store
| align="center" | Any brand of white vinegar
|-
| colspan="4" align="left"| '''Notes:''' In supermarkets, acetic acid is available in concentrations up to 31%.
|-
| rowspan="3" align="left" style="width:175px" | [[Acetone (propanone)]]
|-
| align="center" | CH<sub>3</sub>COCH<sub>3</sub>
| align="center" | Nail polish remover<br />Paint remover
| align="center" | Discount store
| align="center" | Onyx, Cutex
|-
| colspan="4" align="left"| '''Notes:''' While composition varies from product to product, paint removers will contain more acetone per volume than regular nail polish remover, and industrial grade (rather than consumer grade) paint removers used by professionals and sold in bulk will contain more acetone still. Some stores sell pure acetone as well.<ref>http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=11047134</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" align="left" | [[Ammonium carbonate]]
|-
| align="center" | (NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub>
| align="center" | Bakers ammonia
| align="center" | drugstores
| align="center" | None
|-
| colspan="4" align="left" | '''Notes:''' Baker's ammonia can be found in drugstores.
|-
| rowspan="3" align="left" | [[Ammonium hydroxide (aqueous ammonia)]]
|-
| align="center" | NH<sub>4</sub>OH
| align="center" | 10% Solution: Household ammonia <br> 27% Solution: Strong ammonia
| align="center" | Supermarket (for household ammonia) <br> Drug store (for strong ammonia)
| align="center" | None
|-
| colspan="4" align="left" | '''Notes:''' Combine household ammonia and strong ammonia with water.
(contracted; show full)| align="center" | C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>8</sub>
| align="center" | Mothballs
| align="center" | Hardware store
| align="center" | None
|-
| colspan="4" align="left" | '''Notes:''' Mothballs may also be made of (para)dichlorobenzene (1,4-dichlorobenzene).
|-
| rowspan="3" align="left" | [[Oxalic acid
 (ethandioic acid)]]
|-
| align="center" | H<sub>2</sub>C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> + 2H<sub>2</sub>O
| align="center" | Non-chlorine bleach powder cleanser
| align="center" | Grocery, hardware, and large discount stores
| align="center" | [[Bar Keepers Friend]]
|-
| colspan="4" align="left" | '''Notes:'''
|-
| rowspan="3" align="left" | [[Potassium nitrate]]
|-
| align="center" | KNO<sub>3</sub>
| align="center" | Saltpeter, saltpetre
| align="center" | Hardware store, garden center, supermarket
| align="center" | Grants stump remover
|-
| colspan="4" align="left" | '''Notes:''' Potassium nitrate is used as stump remover, fertilizer, and meat preservative.
|-
| rowspan="3" align="left" | [[Potassium sodium tartrate]]
|-
| align="center" | NaKC<sub>4</sub>H<sub>4</sub>O<sub>6</sub> * 4H<sub>2</sub>O
| align="center" | Rochelle salt
| align="center" | Drug store
| align="center" | None
|-
| colspan="4" align="left" | '''Notes:'''
|-
| rowspan="3" align="left" | [[Sodium bicarbonate (sodium hydrogencarbonate)]]
|-
| align="center" | NaHCO<sub>3</sub>
| align="center" | Baking soda, bicarbonate of soda
| align="center" | Supermarket
| align="center" | Arm & Hammer
|-
(contracted; show full){{Wikibooks|Transwiki:Common chemicals}}
* [[The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments]]
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==References==
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[[Category:Chemistry lists]]