Question

Give the chemical names of three compounds and also state their trivial names?

Answer 1

Trivial names:

• Trivial names are also called common names.
• A trivial name is a nonsystematic name for a chemical substance.
• Trivial names are not considered according to the rules of any formal system of chemical nomenclatures such as IUPAC nomenclature.

For example:

• The common or trivial name of potassium nitrate(${\mathrm{KNO}}_3$) is niter.
• The common or trivial name of sodium hydroxide($\mathrm{NaOH}$) is caustic soda.
• The common or trivial name of calcium carbonate is (${\mathrm{CaCO}}_3$) limestone.