Solubility of Ionic Compounds in Water
| Ions | Br− | CH3COO− |
CN− | CO32− | Cl− |
F− | I− | NO3− |
OH− | PO43− | S2− |
SO42− |
| Ag+ | N | Ss | N | N | N | S | N | S | − | N | N | Ss |
| Al3+ | S | N | ? | − | S | Ss | S | S | N | N | N | S |
| Ba2+ | S | S | S | N | S | Ss | S | S | S | N | S | N |
| Be2+ | S | N | ? | Ss | S | S | S | S | N | N | N | S |
| Ca2+ | S | S | S | N | S | N | S | S | Ss | N | Ss | Ss |
| Cd2+ | S | S | Ss | N | S | S | S | S | N | N | N | S |
| Co2+ | S | S | N | N | S | S | S | S | N | N | N | S |
| Cr3+ | S | N | N | − | S | Ss | N | S | N | N | N | S |
| Cs+ | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Cu2+ | S | S | N | N | S | S | − | S | N | N | N | S |
| Fe2+ | S | S | N | N | S | Ss | S | S | N | N | N | S |
| Fe3+ | S | − | − | − | S | N | − | S | N | N | − | S |
| Hg2+ | Ss | S | S | − | S | N | N | N | − | N | N | N |
| Hg22+ | N | Ss | − | N | N | Ss | N | N | − | N | − | N |
| K+ | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Li+ | S | S | S | S | S | N | S | S | S | Ss | S | S |
| Mg2+ | S | S | S | Ss | S | N | S | S | N | N | N | S |
| Mn2+ | S | S | N | N | S | S | S | S | N | N | N | S |
| NH4+ | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | − | N | S |
| Na+ | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Ni2+ | S | S | N | N | S | S | S | S | N | N | N | S |
| Pb2+ | Ss | S | N | N | Ss | Ss | Ss | S | N | N | N | N |
| Rb+ | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Sn2+ | N | N | − | − | N | S | Ss | N | N | N | N | S |
| Sr2+ | S | S | S | N | S | N | S | S | Ss | N | S | N |
| Tl+ | Ss | S | S | S | Ss | S | N | S | S | Ss | N | Ss |
| Zn2+ | S | S | N | N | S | Ss | S | S | N | N | N | S |
| S: soluble |
| Ss: Slightly soluble |
| N: Not soluble |
| − Does not exist |
| ? No data. |
Solubility General Rules
- All Acetates (CH3COO-), Chlorate (ClO3-), Nitrates (NO3-) are soluble.
- All common compounds of ammonium (NH4+), potassium (K+) and sodium (Na+) are soluble.
- All chlorides (Cl-) are soluble except of silver (Ag+), mercury (Hg+), and lead (Pb2+).
- All sulfates (SO4-) are soluble except lead (Pb2+), barium (Ba2+), strontium (Sr2+), calcium (Ca2+).
- All carbonates (CO3-)are insoluble except ammonium (NH4+),sodium (Na+)and potassium (K+).
- All hydroxides (OH-) are insoluble except ammonium (NH4+), sodium (Na+), potassium (K+), barium (Ba2+), strontium (Sr2+), calcium (Ca2+).
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