SYMBOLS OF SELECTED IONS
Positive ions
Name
Negative ions
Symbol
Name
Symbol
Ammonium
NH4
Carbonate
CO23 
Chromium(III)
Cr 3 
Dichromate
Cr2 O27 
Copper(II)
Cu2 
Ethanoate
CH3 COO 
Iron(II)
Fe 2 
Hydrogen carbonate
HCO3
Iron(III)
Fe 3 
Hydroxide
OH
Lead(II)
2
Pb
Methanoate
HCOO
Silver
Ag 
Nitrate
NO3
Zinc
Zn2 
Sulfate
SO24 
Sulfite
SO23 
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SOLUBILITY IN COLD WATER OF COMMON SALTS, HYDROXIDES AND OXIDES
Soluble
All sodium, potassium and ammonium salts
All nitrates
Contents
Most chlorides, bromides and iodides
EXCEPT
silver and lead chlorides, bromides and iodides
Periodic Table of the Elements
Most sulfates EXCEPT lead and barium sulfates
Calcium sulfate is slightly soluble
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Symbols of Selected Ions
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Solubility of Common Salts
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Insoluble
Most carbonates
EXCEPT
sodium, potassium and ammonium carbonates
Most hydroxides
EXCEPT
sodium, potassium and ammonium hydroxides
Most oxides
EXCEPT
sodium, potassium and calcium oxides which react with water
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THE PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS
Group
0
1
1
2
4
3
1
4
5
6
7
11
12
14
16
19
2
20
4
24
5
27
6
28
7
31
8
32
9
35.5
10
40
11
39
12
40
45
48
51
52
55
56
59
59
64
65
13
70
14
73
15
75
16
79
17
80
18
84
19
85
20
88
21
89
22
91
23
93
24
96
25
99
26
101
27
103
28
106
29
108
30
112
31
115
32
119
33
122
34
128
35
127
36
131
37
133
38
137
39
139
40
178
41
181
42
184
43
186
44
190
45
192
46
195
47
197
48
201
49
204
50
207
51
209
52
210
53
210
54
222
55
223
56
226
57
227
72
261
73
262
74
263
75
262
76
265
77
266
78
269
79
272
80
285
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
140
141
144
147
150
152
157
159
162
165
167
169
173
175
58
a = relative atomic mass (approx) 232
59
231
60
238
61
237
62
242
63
243
64
247
65
245
66
251
67
254
68
253
69
256
70
254
71
257
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
7
9
3
23
*
†
* 58 – 71 Lanthanum series
† 90 – 103 Actinium series
a
x
b
x = atomic symbol
b = atomic number
90