Compounds {polyatomic compound} can have more than three atoms.
organic
Natural gas or methane is CH4 [4 is subscript]. Artificial gas or propane is C3H8 [3 and 8 are subscripts]. Lighter fluid or butane is C4H10 [4 and 10 are subscripts].
Carbon tetrachloride solvent is CCl4 [4 is subscript]. Chloroform anesthetic is CH3Cl [3 is subscript].
The strong base-forming gas ammonia is NH3 [3 is subscript].
Hydrogen peroxide disinfectant is H2O2 [2 is subscript].
iron
Rust or iron oxide is Fe2O3 [2 and 3 are subscripts]. Magnetite iron ore, iron (II) oxide, is FeO. Hematite iron ore, iron (III) oxide, is Fe2O3 [2 and 3 are subscripts].
calcium
Limestone, chalk, and the cement ingredient calcium carbonate is CaCO3 [3 is subscript]. Calcium phosphate bone mineral is Ca3(PO4)2 [3 and 2 are subscripts]. Plaster of paris or calcium sulfate is CaSO4 [4 is subscript].
sodium
Baking soda or sodium bicarbonate is NaHCO3 [3 is subscript]. Soda ash or sodium carbonate is Na2CO3 [2 and 3 are subscripts]. The fixer for photographic solutions, sodium thiosulfate, is NaHSO4 [4 is subscript].
alkali metals
The gunpowder and meat-curing salt saltpeter or potassium nitrate is KNO3 [3 is subscript].
The manic-depressive treatment lithium carbonate is Li2CO3 [2 and 3 are subscripts]. Lithium dialkylamides remove protons in chemical reactions.
Magnesium hydroxide antacid is Mg(OH)2 [2 is subscript]. The laxative, tanning, and dyeing compound Epsom salts or magnesium sulfate is MgSO4 [4 is subscript].
The compound used for GI tract x-rays, barium sulfate, is BaSO4 [4 is subscript].
boron
The compound used in heatproof glass, boron oxide, is B2O3 [2 and 3 are subscripts]. Boron nitride abrasive is BN3 [3 is subscript]. Borax detergent ingredient is B(C2H2O2)3 [2 and 3 are subscripts]. The abrasive carborundum or boron carbide is BC3 [3 is subscript].
aluminum
The treatment for canker sores, and compound for water purification, alum, aluminum potassium sulfate, is AlK(SO4)2 [4 and 2 are subscripts]. The white layer coating aluminum is aluminum oxide, Al2O3 [2 and 3 are subscripts], used in ceramics and abrasives. Aluminum hydroxide antacid is Al(OH)3 [3 is subscript].
copper
The blue compound copper sulfate is CuSO4 [4 is subscript]. The green compound copper chloride is CuCl2 [2 is subscript].
silver
Silver nitrate silver-plating salt is AgNO3 [3 is subscript].
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