Common Names and Chemical Formulas GK Quiz Level 1 for Beginners
This Level 1 GK quiz covers the common names and chemical formulas of everyday compounds, fuel gases and metal ores. It asks direct recall questions on lime, baking soda, washing soda, salts, heavy water and ores such as bauxite and galena. Aptitude360 built it as a first step in this chemistry GK series.
What this common names and formulas set covers
- Calcium compounds: quick lime, slaked lime, milk of lime, limestone, gypsum and Plaster of Paris
- Sodium compounds: caustic soda, baking soda, washing soda, common salt and rock salt
- Milk of magnesia, Epsom salt and bleaching powder
- Heavy water and dry ice
- Water gas, producer gas and syngas
- Ores such as bauxite, haematite, galena, zinc blende, calamine, cinnabar and copper pyrites
Key concepts behind chemical common names
- Linking each common name to its chemical name before you learn the formula
- Water of crystallisation in hydrated salts such as washing soda and Epsom salt
- Matching each ore to its metal and identifying it as an oxide, sulphide or carbonate
- Everyday uses, such as milk of magnesia as an antacid and dry ice as a refrigerant
Tips to remember compound names and formulas
- Group compounds by their metal (calcium, sodium, magnesium) and revise one group at a time
- Learn ore names alongside their metals as pairs, such as cinnabar with mercury
- Write each formula by hand a few times so that you remember the subscripts
Who should take this Level 1 quiz
It suits beginners preparing General Awareness for competitive exams, whether they study in Chandigarh or anywhere else, who want to build basic recall before moving on to harder levels.