Can You Name These Basic Chemical Compounds?

By: Jacqueline Samaroo
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
Can You Name These Basic Chemical Compounds?
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About This Quiz

Are you going to have a positive or negative reaction to this chemical quiz?

From our bodies to the food that we eat and the things in our surroundings, chemical compounds are quite literally a part of basically everything in the world around us. While at first glance the topic of chemical compounds may seem like a subject that is needlessly complex and difficult to grasp, there are actually countless basic chemical compounds that we interact with on a day to day basis. Some examples of these basic chemical compounds include; water, salt, alcohol, propane, sugar, and caffeine. There are dozens of these basic chemical compounds from which to choose. However, we've managed to gather a diverse selection of 40 of them for this quiz.

Even if you're not an actual chemist, medical professional, or a science major, most people have probably heard of many of these basic chemical compounds in their everyday life. So are you ready to prove that you've got what it takes to be a chemistry superstar? Then let's see if you're capable of having a chemical reaction with the correct answers from our basic chemical compounds quiz! Pull out your beakers, your test tubes, and your stirrers, and let's get started!

water
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Which chemical compound is in this image?
water
sodium hypochlorite
glycerol
ascorbic acid
propane
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Do you know the name of the basic compound in this image?
hydrochloric acid
silicon dioxide
propane
methanol
sodium fluoride
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Which chemical compound is in this picture?
camphor
caffeine
sulfuric acid
sodium fluoride

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ammonium bifluoride
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The basic chemical compound in this picture goes by what name?
ethanol
ammonia
ammonium bifluoride
magnesium silicate
sucrose
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Which basic chemical compound is featured in this image?
ammonium carbonate
sucrose
butane
calcium sulfate
carbon dioxide
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Do you know the name of this chemical compound?
ascorbic acid
lactic acid
sodium chloride
carbon dioxide

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fructose
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Do you know the basic compound that is pictured here?
methanol
fructose
carbonic acid
ammonium carbonate
glucose
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What is the name of the chemical compound in this picture?
glucose
sulfuric acid
nitrous oxide
ethanol
tartaric acid
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Can you correctly name this chemical compound?
magnesium silicate
tartaric acid
acetone
camphor

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calcium carbonate
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What is the name of the chemical compound in this photo?
sodium chloride
calcium sulfate
hydrochloric acid
calcium carbonate
acetylsalicylic acid
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Can you correctly identify the chemical compound that is pictured here?
hydrogen peroxide
acetylsalicylic acid
water
sodium hypochlorite
boric acid
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What is the name of this basic compound?
boric acid
propane
magnesium hydroxide
acetone

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cellulose
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Do you know this basic chemical compound?
potassium nitrate
tartaric acid
cellulose
carbonic acid
phosphoric acid
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This is a photo of what basic chemical compound?
ammonium bifluoride
phosphoric acid
acetic acid
nitrous oxide
naphthalene
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Can you correctly identify the chemical compound in this photo?
sucrose
caffeine
naphthalene
lactic acid

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sodium carbonate
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Do you know the basic compound in this picture?
carbon dioxide
acetylsalicylic acid
potassium nitrate
sodium carbonate
acetic acid
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Which chemical compound is in this photo?
fructose
phosphoric acid
acetic acid
ammonia
potassium nitrate
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Can you correctly identify the chemical compound in this image?
potassium nitrate
glucose
cellulose
sodium carbonate

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magnesium hydroxide
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Can you correctly identify the chemical compound in this picture?
sodium fluoride
boric acid
silicon dioxide
magnesium hydroxide
hydrogen peroxide
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The basic chemical compound in this image goes by what name?
hydrogen peroxide
calcium carbonate
glycerol
naphthalene
glycerol
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What is the name of the basic compound in this picture?
carbon dioxide
ascorbic acid
hydrogen peroxide
glycerol

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silicon dioxide
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Which basic chemical compound is featured here?
fructose
silicon dioxide
methanol
magnesium hydroxide
caffeine
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This is an image of what basic chemical compound?
glucose
sulfuric acid
tartaric acid
caffeine
ammonia
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Do you know the chemical compound that is shown here?
sodium fluoride
ammonia
magnesium silicate
acetic acid

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butane
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What is the name of the basic compound in this image?
butane
calcium carbonate
calcium sulfate
sodium carbonate
lactic acid
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Do you know the basic compound in this image?
water
sodium chloride
lactic acid
naphthalene
nitrous oxide
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This is a picture of what basic chemical compound?
hydrochloric acid
propane
nitrous oxide
phosphoric acid

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carbonic acid
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Do you know the name of the basic compound in this picture?
butane
carbonic acid
camphor
cellulose
acetone
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Which chemical compound is pictured here?
acetone
ammonium bifluoride
ammonium carbonate
boric acid
sodium hypochlorite
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What is the name of the chemical compound in this image?
sucrose
ethanol
sodium hypochlorite
acetylsalicylic acid

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hydrochloric acid
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Which basic chemical compound is featured in this picture?
hydrogen peroxide
hydrochloric acid
nitrous oxide
calcium carbonate
camphor
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Do you know the basic compound in this photo?
magnesium hydroxide
acetone
sodium fluoride
camphor
ethanol
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What is the name of this chemical compound?
tartaric acid
sodium hypochlorite
ethanol
glucose

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ammonium carbonate
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Which basic chemical compound is featured in this photo?
acetic acid
carbonic acid
fructose
ammonium carbonate
sodium chloride
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What is the name of the basic compound in this photo?
sodium carbonate
sodium chloride
lactic acid
carbon dioxide
calcium sulfate
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Do you know the name of this basic compound?
naphthalene
potassium nitrate
sucrose
calcium sulfate

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magnesium silicate
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The basic chemical compound in this photo goes by what name?
magnesium silicate
phosphoric acid
ammonia
ammonium bifluoride
sulfuric acid
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Which basic compound is pictured here?
cellulose
caffeine
sulfuric acid
butane
methanol
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Do you know the name of the basic compound in this photo?
methanol
boric acid
silicon dioxide
propane

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ascorbic acid
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Can you correctly identify this basic chemical compound?
acetylsalicylic acid
glycerol
ascorbic acid
water