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A
- Acetic acid (C₂H₄O₂)
- Acetic acid, saturated solution (C₂H₄O₂)
- Activated carbon (C)
- Activated charcoal
- Alginate bulk
- Ammonia solution, solution 10 % (NH₃)
- Ammonium carbonate, solution 1 M ((NH₄)₂CO₃)
- Ammonium carbonate ((NH₄)₂CO₃)
- Ammonium carbonate, solution 2 M ((NH₄)₂CO₃)
- Ammonium carbonate, solution 2 M ((NH₄)₂CO₃)
- Ammonium carbonate, solution 0.7 M ((NH₄)₂CO₃)
- Ammonium chloride (NH₄Cl)
- Ammonium chloride, solution 2.5 M (NH₄Cl)
- Ammonium chloride, solution 4 M (NH₄Cl)
- Ammonium chloride (NH₄Cl)
- Ammonium iron(III) sulfate, solution 1 M (NH₄Fe(SO₄)₂)
- Ammonium iron(III) sulfate (NH₄Fe(SO₄)₂)
- Annatto, solution 4 %
- Anthocyanin
- Anthocyanin
- Anthocyanin, solution 2 %
- Ascorbic acid (C₆H₈O₆)
B
- Blue candurin
- Blue coloring, solution 0.006 %
- Blue coloring, solution 0.35 %
- Blue coloring
- Blue food coloring (E132)
- Blue glitter
- Blue lustrous coloring, solution 20 %
C
- Calcium chloride, solution 1 M (CaCl₂)
- Calcium chloride (CaCl₂)
- Calcium chloride, solution 0.2 M (CaCl₂)
- Calcium chloride, solution 5 M (CaCl₂)
- Calcium gluconate (C₁₂H₂₂CaO₁₄)
- Calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)₂)
- Calcium hydroxide, saturated solution (Ca(OH)₂)
- Calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)₂)
- Calcium lactate
- Calcium nitrate, solution 4 M (Ca(NO₃)₂)
- Calcium nitrate, solution 2 M (Ca(NO₃)₂)
- Calcium nitrate (Ca(NO₃)₂)
- Calcium nitrate, solution 1.5 M (Ca(NO₃)₂)
- Calcium nitrate, solution 3 M (Ca(NO₃)₂)
- Calcium oxide (CaO)
- Calcium sulfate (CaSO₄)
- Calcium sulfate (CaSO₄)
- Carmine, solution 4 %
- Carmine, solution 1 %
- Carmine, solution 2 %
- Carmine
- Charcoal
- Chlorophyllin, solution 3 %
- Chlorophyllin
- Citric acid, solution 2.5 M (C₆H₈O₇)
- Citric acid, solution 2 M (C₆H₈O₇)
- Citric acid (C₆H₈O₇)
- Citric acid (C₆H₈O₇)
- Citric acid, solution 0.5 M (C₆H₈O₇)
- Citric acid, solution 1.5 M (C₆H₈O₇)
- Citric acid, solution 1 M (C₆H₈O₇)
- Cocoa butter
- Colored sand
- Colored sand (blue)
- Colored sand (yellow)
- Copper (Cu)
- Copper-coated plate (Cu)
- Copper coin (Cu)
- Copper coin (Cu)
- Copper coin
- Copper(II) oxide (CuO)
- Copper(II) sulfate, solution 1 M (CuSO₄)
- Copper(II) sulfate, solution 0.4 M (CuSO₄)
- Copper(II) sulfate, solution 0.5 M (CuSO₄)
- Copper(II) sulfate (CuSO₄)
- Copper(II) sulfate, solution 0.2 M (CuSO₄)
- Copper(II) sulfate (CuSO₄)
- Copper powder (Cu)
- Copper wire (Cu)
- Copper wire (Cu)
- Curcumin (C₂₁H₂₀O₆)
- Curcumin
- Curcumin (C₂₁H₂₀O₆)
D
- Dentist mass
- Dextrin
- Disodium disulfite, solution 0.5 M (Na₂S₂O₅)
- Disodium disulfite, solution 1 M (Na₂S₂O₅)
- Disodium disulfite (Na₂S₂O₅)
- Disodium disulfite, solution 3 % (Na₂S₂O₅)
- Disodium disulfite, solution 1 % (Na₂S₂O₅)
- Disodium disulfite, solution 2.5 M (Na₂S₂O₅)
- Distilled water (H₂O)
- Dry yeast
E
- Eosin, solution 4 % (C₂₀H₆Br₄Na₂O₅)
- Eosin (C₂₀H₆Br₄Na₂O₅)
- Eosin, solution 1 % (C₂₀H₆Br₄Na₂O₅)
- Eosin, solution 0.2 % (C₂₀H₆Br₄Na₂O₅)
- Ethanol, solution 2% I₂ + 2.5% KI (C₂H₅(OH))
F
- Fluorite (CaF₂)
- Food color, blue, contains 15% water
- Food color, red, contains 15% water
- Food color, yellow, contains 15% water
G
- Glitter, solution 20 %
- Glitter
- Glucose, solution 5 % (C₆H₁₂O₆)
- Glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆)
- Glycerol, solution 30 %
- Glycerol, solution 10 %
- Glycerol
- Glycerol, solution 85 %
- Glycerol, solution 45 %
- Glycine
- Gold glitter
- Graphite (C)
- Green metallic coloring
H
- Hand sanitizer
- Hexamethylene-tetramine (C₆H₁₂N₄)
- Hexamethylene-tetramine (C₆H₁₂N₄)
- Hexamethylene-tetramine
- Hexamethylene-tetramine (C₆H₁₂N₄)
- Hexamethylene-tetramine (C₆H₁₂N₄)
- Hexamethylenetetramine (C₆H₁₂N₄)
- Hydrogel beads
- Hydrogen peroxide, solution 3 % (H₂O₂)
- Hydrogen peroxide, solution 3 % (H₂O₂)
- Hydrogen peroxide
- Hydrogen peroxide, solution 3 % (H₂O₂)
- Hydrophobic powder
- Hydrophobic sand
I
- Iodine, solution 0.05 M I₂ + 0.15 M KI (I₂)
- Iodine, solution 2.5% I₂ + 2.5% KI (I₂)
- Iodine, solution 2 % (I{2})
- Iodine, solution 2% I₂ + 2.5% KI (I₂)
- Iodine, solution 1.5% I₂ + 2.5% KI (I₂)
- Iodine, solution 0.5% I₂ + 0.5% KI (I₂)
- Ion-exchange resin
- Iron (Fe)
- Iron (Fe)
- Iron (Fe)
- Iron (Fe)
- Iron (Fe)
- Iron (Fe)
- Iron bearings ball (Fe)
- Iron chloride (III) (FeCl₃)
- Iron chloride (III) (FeCl₃)
- Iron filings (Fe)
- Iron for disposal (Fe)
- Iron(III) chloride, solution 0.5 M (FeCl₃)
- Iron(III) chloride, solution 2 M (FeCl₃)
- Iron(III) chloride, solution 0.5 M (FeCl₃)
- Iron(II) sulfate (FeSO₄)
- Iron(II) sulfate, solution 0.5 M (FeSO₄)
- Iron(II) sulfate, solution 0.1 M (FeSO₄)
- Iron nail (Fe)
- Iron paper clip (Fe)
- Iron plate (Fe)
- Iron powder
- Iron strip (Fe)
- Iron wool (Fe)
- Iron wool (Fe)
- Isopropanol, solution 60 % (C₃H₈O)
- Isopropanol (C₃H₈O)
K
- KBr, solution 1.5 M
L
- Lactose (С₁₂H₂₂O₁₁)
- Lactose, solution 0.5 M (С₁₂H₂₂O₁₁)
- Lactose, solution 0.1 M (С₁₂H₂₂O₁₁)
- Laundry soap 72%
- Liquid glass
- Liquid glass
- Liquid soap
- Liquid soap
- Liquid soap
- Litmus, solution 5 %
- Litmus
- Luminol (C₈H₇N₃O₂)
- Luminol, solution 1 % (C₈H₇N₃O₂)
M
- Magnesium (Mg)
- Magnesium (Mg)
- Magnesium (Mg)
- Magnesium (Mg)
- Magnesium ascorbate (C₁₂H₁₄O₁₂Mg)
- Magnesium strip (Mg)
- Magnesium strips (Mg)
- Manganese(II) sulfate (MnSO₄)
- Manganese(II) sulfate, solution 0.5 M (MnSO₄)
- Manganese(IV) oxide (MnO₂)
- Manganese(IV) oxide (MnO₂)
- Marble (CaCO₃)
- Methylene blue (C₁₆H₁₈N₃SCl)
- Methylene blue, solution 0.25 % (C₁₆H₁₈N₃SCl)
- Methylene blue, solution 0.1 % (C₁₆H₁₈N₃SCl)
- Methylene blue, solution 0.01 % (C₁₆H₁₈N₃SCl)
- Methyl orange, solution 0.1 %
N
- Na2HPO4
- NaH2PO4
- Ninhydrin (C₉H₆O₄)
- Ninhydrin, solution 1 % (C₉H₆O₄)
O
- Oat flour
- Oil black coloring
P
- PEG-90M
- Pepsin A, solution 10 %
- Pepsin A
- Pepsin A
- Pepsin A, solution 1 %
- Phenol red, solution 0.05 %
- Polyethylene glycol 4000
- Polyethylene glycol PEG 400
- Polyethylene glycol PEG 90 000 000, solution 1 %
- Potassium aluminum sulfate (KAl(SO₄)₂ · 12H₂O)
- Potassium hexacyanoferrate(II), solution 0.03 M (K₄[Fe(CN)₆])
- Potassium hexacyanoferrate(II) (K₄[Fe(CN)₆])
- Potassium hexacyanoferrate(II), solution 0.07 M (K₄[Fe(CN)₆])
- Potassium hexacyanoferrate(III), solution 1 M (K₃[Fe(CN)₆])
- Potassium hexacyanoferrate(III), solution 0.4 M (K₃[Fe(CN)₆])
- Potassium hexacyanoferrate(III), solution 0.05 M (K₃[Fe(CN)₆])
- Potassium hexacyanoferrate(III), solution 0.2 M (K₃[Fe(CN)₆])
- Potassium hexacyanoferrate(III), solution 0.6 M (K₃[Fe(CN)₆])
- Potassium hexacyanoferrate(III) (K₃[Fe(CN)₆])
- Potassium iodide, solution 50 % (KI)
- Potassium iodide (KI)
- Potassium iodide, solution 20 % (KI)
- Potassium iodide, solution 0.05 M (KI)
- Potassium iodide, solution 0.1 M (KI)
- Potassium iodide, solution 1 M (KI)
- Potassium iodide, solution 2 M (KI)
- Potassium iodide, solution 5 % (KI)
- Potassium permanganate (KMnO₄)
- Potassium permanganate, 1% with Na₂SO₄ (KMnO₄)
- Pyridoxine (C₈H₁₂ClNO₃)
- Pyridoxine, solution 0.5 % (C₈H₁₂ClNO₃)
- Pyrite (FeS₂)
R
- Red coloring, solution 0.02 %
- Red coloring, solution 1 %
- Red food coloring
- Red lustrous coloring, solution 20 %
- Regular sand
- Riboflavin, solution 1 % (C₁₇H₂₀N₄O₆)
- Riboflavin (C₁₇H₂₀N₄O₆)
- Riboflavin, solution 0.1 % (C₁₇H₂₀N₄O₆)
- Rock
S
- Sand (<0,2 mm)
- Scorzonera juice
- Silicagel
- Silica gel
- Silica gel
- Silver nitrate (AgNO₃)
- Silver nitrate, solution 0.5 M (AgNO₃)
- Silver nitrate, solution 0.1 M (AgNO₃)
- Sodium acetate, solution 0.5 M (CH₃COONa)
- Sodium acetate, solution 10 % (CH₃COONa)
- Sodium acetate (CH₃COONa · 3H₂O)
- Sodium acetate, solution 3.5 M (CH₃COONa)
- Sodium acetate, solution 20 %
- Sodium acetate (CH₃COONa · 3H₂O)
- Sodium alginate
- Sodium ascorbate (C₆H₇NaO₆)
- Sodium carbonate, solution 1 M (Na₂CO₃)
- Sodium carbonate, solution 2 M (Na₂CO₃)
- Sodium carbonate (Na₂CO₃)
- Sodium chloride, solution 1 M (NaCl)
- Sodium chloride, solution 0.5 M (NaCl)
- Sodium chloride, solution 0.1 M (NaCl)
- Sodium chloride (NaCl)
- Sodium chloride, solution 24 % (NaCl)
- Sodium chloride, solution 2 M (NaCl)
- Sodium chloride, solution 4 M (NaCl)
- Sodium chloride (NaCl)
- Sodium chloride and manganese(IV) dioxide, mixture 60 : 1 (NaCl + MnO₂)
- Sodium citrate (Na₃C₆H₅O₇)
- Sodium hydrogen carbonate, solution 0.3 M (NaHCO₃)
- Sodium hydrogen carbonate, solution 1 M (NaHCO₃)
- Sodium hydrogen carbonate (NaHCO₃)
- Sodium hydrogen sulfate, solution 3 M (NaHSO₄)
- Sodium hydrogen sulfate, solution 2 M (NaHSO₄)
- Sodium hydrogen sulfate, solution 0.5 M (NaHSO₄)
- Sodium hydrogen sulfate, solution 1.2 M (NaHSO₄)
- Sodium hydrogen sulfate, solution 0.5 M (NaHSO₄)
- Sodium hydrogen sulfate, solution 0.1 M (NaHSO₄)
- Sodium hydrogen sulfate, solution 1 M (NaHSO₄)
- Sodium hydrogen sulfate (NaHSO₄)
- Sodium hydrogen sulfate (NaHSO₄)
- Sodium hydroxide, solution 1 M (NaOH)
- Sodium hydroxide, solution 1 M (NaOH)
- Sodium nitrate, solution 5 M (NaNO₃)
- Sodium polyacrylate
- Sodium silicate, solution 20 % (Na₂Si₃O₇)
- Sodium silicate diluted, with soap
- Sodium sulfate, solution 1 M (Na₂SO₄)
- Sodium sulfate (Na₂SO₄)
- Sodium sulfate, solution 0.1 M (Na₂SO₄)
- Sodium sulfate (Na₂SO₄)
- Sodium thiosulfate, solution 0.4 M (Na₂S₂O_{3))
- Sodium thiosulfate, solution 1 M (Na₂S₂O₃)
- Sodium thiosulfate, solution 1 M (Na₂S₂O₃)
- Sodium thiosulfate (Na₂S₂O₃)
- Sodium thiosulfate (Na₂S₂O₃)
- Starch
- Starch
- Starch (soluble)
- Sucrose (C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁)
- Sulfur powder (S)
T
- Tannin, solution 5 %
- Tannin
- Tannin, solution 1 %
- Tartaric acid (C₄H₆O₆)
- Tartrazine (yellow) dry E102
- Thymol blue, solution 0.001 M (C₂₇H₃₀O₅S)
- Thymol blue, solution 0 M (C₂₇H₃₀O₅S)
- Thymol blue (C₂₇H₃₀O₅S)
- Thymol blue, solution 0.01 M (C₂₇H₃₀O₅S)
- Thymol blue, solution 0.005 M (C₂₇H₃₀O₅S)
- Thymol blue, solution 0.01 M (C₂₇H₃₀O₅S)
- Thymol blue, solution 0.01 M
- Thymol blue, solution 0.01 M (C₂₇H₃₀O₅S)
- Thymol blue water soluble, solution 0.01 M
- Tin (Sn)
- Tin (Sn)
- Tin (Sn)
- Tin(II) chloride, solution 0.5 M (SnCl₂)
- Tin(II) chloride (SnCl₂)
- Tin(II) chloride (SnCl₂)
- Triethyl citrate
U
- Universal indicator
- Urea ((NH₂)₂CO)
- Urine imitation A
- Urine imitation B
- Urine imitation C
- Urine imitation D
W
- Watercolor, solution 2 %
- White glue
Y
- Yellow coloring, solution 0.05 %
- Yellow food coloring E102
- Yellow glitter
Z
- Zinc (Zn)
- Zinc (Zn)
- Zinc(II) sulfate (ZnSO₄)
- Zinc powder (Zn)
- Zinc powder (Zn)
- Zinc powder (Zn)
- Zinc sulfate, solution 0.5 M (ZnSO₄)
- Zinc sulfate, solution 1.5 M (ZnSO₄)
- Zinc sulfate, solution 0.1 M (ZnSO₄)
- Zinc sulfate, solution 0.05 M (ZnSO₄)
- Zinc sulfate, solution 2 M (ZnSO₄)
- Zinc wire (Zn)
- Zinc wire (Zn)

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