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Carbon Dioxide

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a chemical compound composed of molecules with one carbon atom covalently double bonded to two oxygen atoms. It is found in the gas state at room temperature and is the primary carbon source for life on Earth. In the air, CO2 ...

Sulfuric Acid

Sulfuric acid, also known as oil of vitriol, is a mineral acid composed of sulfur, oxygen, and hydrogen. It is a colorless, odorless, and viscous liquid that is miscible with water. Pure sulfuric acid does not occur naturally due to its strong affini...

Acetone

Acetone (2-propanone or dimethyl ketone) is an organic compound with the formula (CH3)2CO and is the simplest and smallest ketone. It is a colorless, highly volatile, and flammable liquid with a pungent odor. It is a common building block in organic ...

Ethanol

Ethanol, also known as ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, drinking alcohol, or simply alcohol, is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH3CH2OH. It is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid with a wine-like odor and pungent taste. Ethanol is a p...

Sodium Hydroxide

The CAS Number of Sodium Hydroxide is 1310-73-2

Carbon Tetrachloride

Carbon tetrachloride, also known by various names such as carbon-Tet and tetrachloromethane, is a non-flammable, colourless liquid with a "sweet" chloroform-like smell. It was once widely used in fire extinguishers, as a precursor to refrigerants, an...

Benzene

Benzene is an organic chemical compound with a molecular formula of C6H6 and is a natural constituent of petroleum and an essential petrochemical. It is classified as an aromatic hydrocarbon due to its cyclic continuous pi bonds between carbon atoms....

Ammonia

Ammonia is an inorganic compound of nitrogen and hydrogen, with the formula NH3. It is a colorless gas with a distinct pungent smell and is a common nitrogenous waste, particularly among aquatic organisms. It contributes significantly to terrestrial ...

Nitrous Oxide

Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, nitrous, nitro, or nos, is a chemical compound with the formula N2O. It is a colorless, non-flammable gas with a slightly sweet scent and taste at room temperature. At elevated temperatures, it is a powerful...

Toluene

Another name for toluene, which is a substituted aromatic hydrocarbon, is toluol. It has the same smell as paint thinners and is colorless and insoluble in water. A phenyl group is joined to a methyl group (CH3) in this mono-substituted benzene deriv...