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C compounds
Chemical industry
Name | Molecular formula | Uses |
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Ammonia | NH3 | fertilizer |
Ethene | C2H4 | polymerization, oxidation, halogenation and hydrohalogenation, alkylation, hydration |
Sodium hydroxide | NaOH | Mostly as a strong chemical base in the manufacture of pulp and paper, textiles, drinking water, soaps and detergents and as a drain cleaner. |
Chlorine | Cl | used in making plastics, solvents for dry cleaning and metal degreasing, textiles, agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals, insecticides, dyestuffs, household cleaning products, etc. |
Haematite | Fe2O3 | Iron ore |
magnetite | FeO . Fe2O3 | Iron ore |
Sulfide | FeS2 | Iron ore |
Calcium carbonate (limestone) | CaCO3 | used in the purification of iron from iron ore in a blast furnace. |
Sulfuric acid | H2SO4 | lead-acid batteries, ore processing, fertilizer manufacturing, oil refining, wastewater processing, and chemical synthesis. |