Basilas Jerico M.

11-Perseverance
Activity 1
Identify at least 10 substances in your house, give their chemical name and chemical formula,
and indicate their use

Substance
Chemical Name Chemical Formula Use
(Common name)
1. Baking Sodium bicarbonate NaHCO3 Using baking for cooking
Powder releases CO2 in reaction
with other ingredients.
2. Alcohol Ethanol C2H5OH can use alcohol as a
disinfectant for items like
scissors, thermometers, and
other surfaces. However,
alcohol isn’t always reliable
enough as a hospital-grade
disinfectant.
3. Marble Calcium carbonate CaCO 3 Used as Flooring

4. Salt Sodium chloride NaCl Used in seasoning for

cooking, also use as a
preservative.
5. sugar Sucrose C12H22O11 Used in cooking as a
sweetener.

6. Toothpaste Sodium Fluoride NaF Used for cleaning teeth

while brushing.

7. Vinegar acetic acid C H 3 COOH Used as a preservative and

for seasoning foods. utilized
for various household
cleaning uses.
8. Detergent Sodium sulphate, C18H29NaO3S. Used for washing clothes.
sodium hydroxide and

9. Rat poison Rodenticides Zn3P2 Use to wipe out rats in the

household.

10. Deodorants Triclosan C7H12O2 Control body odors.