| Use | Chemical |
| Chemical with which flourescent lamps are coated for providing illumination | Phosphor |
| Chemical used to remove rust stains from clothes | Oxalic acid |
| Chemical with which photographic films are coated | Silver Bromide |
| Chemical in which gold dissolves | Aqua Regia |
| Chemical with which non-stick cookware is coated | Teflon |
| Chemical used in the manufacture of matches | Phosphorus |
| Chemical used to purify water (as a disinfectant) | Chlorine |
| Chemical used as an antiseptic in mouth freshner, toothpastes etc. | Hydrogen Peroxide |
| Chemicals used in the breath test to check drunken driving | Potassium dichromate and Sulphuric acid |
| Chemical used as a purgative | Magnesium Sulphide |
| Chemical used in cloud seeding | Silver Iodide |
| Chemical used as a fixing agent in photography and also for washing as a germicide | Sodium thiosulphate |
| Chemical commonly used in explosive devices as well as fertilisers | Ammonium Nitrate |
| The substance which is used to make capsule shells in pharmaceutical industry. The substance is also used as gelling agent in cooking. | Gelatin |
| The sugarcane industry product being blended with petrol to reduce pollution and also to reduce the import burden of petrol in India | Ethanol |
| The organic compound widely used as a cleaning agent in dry cleaning | Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene) |
| The chemical commonly used in baby diapers for its super absorbent properties | Sodium polyacrylate |
| The chemical used for embalming bodies and preservation of animal specimens and tissue samples | Formalin (aqeous solution of formaldehyde) |
| The compound which is used in moisturing creams and soaps because of its hygroscopic properties | Glycerol |
| The chemicals used to produce fog/smoke on theatrical stages or studios | 1. Dry ice 2. Glycol and water mix |
| The chemical used as anticoagulant in blood collection tubes and for the preservation of blood in blood banks | Sodium Citrate |
| The chemical commonly used as rodenticide | Zinc Phosphide |
| The chemical commonly used in sunscreen lotions, cigarette filters, ceramic industry | Zinc Oxide |
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